Audiobooks Like Plum Island

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Scott Brick narrates Plum Island with the kind of unhurried authority that suits a detective who won't be rushed — his voice carries a sardonic edge that makes John Corey's wise-ass observations land without straining, and at 20 hours the listen settles into a slow burn that rewards patience. Every one of the ten recommendations comes from the same narrator, most run a similar length, and the whole list shares that same tone of a confident professional who's seen too much to be easily impressed.

10 audiobooks for fans of Plum Island

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    Blood Lines

    Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor • Book 2

    by Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (15.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (13.9K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.1K)
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    Army investigators Brodie and Taylor hunt their fellow agent's killer across dangerous terrain, mixing military precision with personal chemistry. Scott Brick handles the DeMille father-son team's blend of procedural details and relationship dynamics with practiced ease.

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    The Panther

    A John Corey Novel • Book 6

    by Nelson DeMille

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (46 ratings)
    ★ 4.72 Audible (46)
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    Anti-Terrorist Task Force agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield hunt an elusive mastermind in this heart-pounding thriller enhanced with musical soundtrack.

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    Mayday

    by Nelson DeMille, Thomas Block

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (11.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.43 Audible (2.1K)
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    When a missile cripples a jumbo jet 12 miles above the Pacific, three survivors must attempt the impossible: landing the plane themselves. Brick's narration matches the relentless tension mile by terrifying mile.

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    The Tin Men

    Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor • Book 3

    by Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.53 Audible (533)
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    Army investigators Brodie and Taylor dive into a murder at a top-secret Mojave Desert facility where AI technology and robot soldiers blur the lines between human and machine warfare.

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    Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

    Jack Ryan • Book 19

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (9.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (1.7K)
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    Russia deploys a mysterious naval superweapon while their land forces crumble, leaving President Jack Ryan scrambling for answers. Scott Brick's commanding performance suits the high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

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    Full Force and Effect

    Jack Ryan • Book 10

    by Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (22.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (13.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (9.5K)
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    North Korea launches an ICBM while a CIA officer dies in Vietnam, leaving Jack Ryan Jr. to assemble puzzle pieces with international stakes in this Clancy thriller.

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    The Hunt for Red October

    Jack Ryan • Book 3

    by Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (402.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (389.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (13.1K)
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    Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius attempts to defect with Russia's most advanced nuclear sub. Scott Brick's authoritative narration matches Clancy's technical precision in this cat-and-mouse thriller that launched the Jack Ryan series.

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    Patriot Games

    Jack Ryan • Book 1

    by Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (227.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (214.5K) ★ 4.7 Audible (13.3K)
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    CIA analyst Jack Ryan intervenes in an IRA assassination attempt, making himself and his family targets for revenge. Scott Brick captures both Ryan's analytical mind and his protective fury as international terrorism becomes devastatingly personal.

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    Dance of Death

    Pendergast • Book 6

    by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (40.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (4.2K)
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    Agent Pendergast faces his most personal enemy yet—his own brother Diogenes—in a deadly game of cat and mouse through New York's cultural institutions.

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    Absolute Power

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by David Baldacci, Scott Brick

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (114.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (6.6K)
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    Scott Brick's narration captures the escalating paranoia as a master thief witnesses a presidential murder from behind a two-way mirror, turning Baldacci's political thriller into a gripping audio experience.

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