Audiobooks Like Relic

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Jefferson Mays narrates Relic with a procedural clarity that keeps the creature-horror credible — his delivery gives the Natural History Museum setting a convincing institutional weight across 12 hours, so when the thriller accelerates it feels like a real place coming undone rather than a movie set. Three picks share Preston and Child's authorship, and the list emphasizes award-decorated thriller and adventure titles where the procedural setup earns the horror payoff in the same way this book does.

10 audiobooks for fans of Relic

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    In the Blood

    Terminal List • Book 5

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.87 ABR Score (52.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (24.8K)
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    Ray Porter's relentless delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost unbearably gripping—his voice makes Reece's obsession feel like your own.

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    The Devil's Hand

    Terminal List • Book 4

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.83 ABR Score (53.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (22.1K)
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    Ray Porter's gravelly delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost hypnotic—he makes every tactical detail and moral compromise feel inevitable, turning a sprawling post-9/11 reckoning into pure momentum.

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    Prodigal Son

    An Orphan X Novel • Book 6

    by Gregg Hurwitz

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (22.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (17.7K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.2K)
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    Scott Brick's narration transforms this spy thriller into something addictive—his measured intensity makes every revelation land harder, and the character work hits deeper than typical action fare.

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    Lone Wolf

    Orphan X • Book 9

    by Gregg Hurwitz

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.54 ABR Score (16.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (13.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.9K)
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    Evan Smoak faces his most personal mission yet as Orphan X in Hurwitz's ninth installment of vigilante justice. Scott Brick's familiarity with the series adds depth to every action sequence.

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    Thunderhead

    Nora Kelly #0A

    by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.32 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (32.5K) ★ 4.38 Audible (5.4K)
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    Archaeologist Nora Kelly leads an expedition into Utah's canyons searching for a lost Anasazi city that vanished mysteriously centuries ago. Scott Brick's performance captures both the adventure and scientific wonder.

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    Utopia

    by Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (14.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (12.9K) ★ 4.25 Audible (1.6K)
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    Nevada's ultimate theme park becomes a technological nightmare in Child's thriller, where 65,000 daily visitors face cutting-edge robots and deadly malfunctions.

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    The Terminal List

    Terminal List • Book 1

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.77 ABR Score (132.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (73.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (58.7K)
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    Navy SEAL James Reece discovers his team's death was orchestrated by his own government, launching a methodical revenge campaign. Porter's gravelly delivery matches Reece's military precision and barely contained fury.

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    Misery

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Lindsay Crouse

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (859.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (847.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (11.3K)
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    Novelist Paul Sheldon becomes prisoner to his "number one fan" Annie Wilkes after a car crash in rural Colorado. Lindsay Crouse's chilling performance makes Annie's manic devotion absolutely terrifying.

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    Then She Was Gone

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Helen Duff

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)
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    When fifteen-year-old Ellie vanishes without a trace, her mother Laurel spends ten years searching until a chance encounter reveals horrifying secrets. This psychological thriller twists through family obsession and revenge.

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    The Lincoln Lawyer

    A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Adam Grupper

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (279.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (20.2K)
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    Mickey Haller's mobile law practice from the back of his Lincoln gets complicated when defending a wealthy playboy accused of assault leads him into a web connecting his current and past cases.

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