Audiobooks Like Sadie

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The multi-voice cast here does something genuinely structural — the alternating perspectives between the podcast host (Dan Bittner) and the live investigation create two distinct sonic registers, and the effect is that you're consuming a story about the gap between narrative and reality through a form that enacts that gap. At eight hours it's precisely calibrated to feel like a bingeable true-crime series. The recommendations match its runtime closely and include several that share the cast, all carrying the same propulsive pace and high listener approval.

10 audiobooks for fans of Sadie

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    Anatomy of an Alibi

    by Ashley Elston

    Narrated by MacLeod Andrews, Saskia Maarleveld, Amanda Stribling, Dan Bittner

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (73.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (71.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (2.0K)
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    Two women, one dead husband, and a perfect alibi that's anything but—this identity-swap thriller keeps you guessing until the final twist.

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    The Storm

    by Rachel Hawkins

    Narrated by Alex Knox, Cathi Colas, Dan Bittner, Jane Oppenheimer, Patti Murin, Petrea Burchard, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    ★ 3.98 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.33 Audible (283)
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    Multiple narrators bring Southern Gothic atmosphere to this hurricane-battered Alabama town where a 1984 murder case gets reopened by a true crime writer.

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    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)
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    Mitch Rapp goes into exile when the President declares him a threat, but global terrorism forces him back into action. George Guidall's authoritative narration suits this high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

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    Order to Kill

    Mitch Rapp • Book 15

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (35.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (23.9K) ★ 4.7 Audible (11.8K)
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    George Guidall's veteran narration anchors Mitch Rapp's mission to Pakistan, where he faces a nuclear threat that pushes him beyond his usual capabilities.

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    Escape

    Billy Harney • Book 3

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)
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    Detective Billy Harney investigates a billionaire crime boss down to his last twenty million—and currently behind bars. Edoardo Ballerini captures the gritty Chicago atmosphere and Harney's determination perfectly.

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    Cross Down

    Alex Cross • Book 31

    by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

    Narrated by William Christopher Stephens, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mela Lee, Inger Tudor, Zeno Robinson, Wayne Carr, Peter Giles

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (26.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.2K)
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    With Alex Cross critically injured, partner John Sampson takes center stage in a military-style attack investigation brought to life by seven skilled narrators.

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    An Inside Job

    Gabriel Allon • Book 25

    by Daniel Silva

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.3K)
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    Art restorer Gabriel Allon discovers a masterpiece is fake, launching him into Venice's shadowy art underworld. Ballerini's sophisticated delivery matches Silva's elegant prose in this latest spy thriller.

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    The Big Empty

    Elvis Cole and Joe Pike • Book 20

    by Robert Crais

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (16.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (15.3K) ★ 4.56 Audible (907)
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    Elvis Cole investigates a father's disappearance in a small town where nothing is what it seems. Luke Daniels captures both Cole's humor and the growing tension as the case turns dangerous.

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    Last Breath

    Detective Erika Foster • Book 4

    by Robert Bryndza

    Narrated by Jan Cramer

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (24.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (22.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (2.2K)
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    Detective Erika Foster discovers a tortured woman's body and fights to join the investigation team in this fourth series entry. The case involves a killer who poses as the perfect date.

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    Spiraled

    Callahan & McLane • Book 3

    by Kendra Elliot

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Amy McFadden

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (25.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (23.1K) ★ 4.52 Audible (2.1K)
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    FBI agent Ava McLane gets trapped weaponless in a mall shooting, then must solve an epidemic of mass shootings across Oregon. Nick Podehl and Amy McFadden handle the dual perspectives with appropriate intensity.

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