Audiobooks Like Summit Lake

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If you loved Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Shannon McManus's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Summit Lake

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    Guess Again

    by Charlie Donlea

    Narrated by Vivienne Leheny

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (42.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (2.0K)
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    Ten years after a teenager vanished, her cold case explodes back to life, threatening to destroy the small Wisconsin town that never recovered from her disappearance.

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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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    Bridged

    Callahan & McLane • Book 2

    by Kendra Elliot

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Amy McFadden

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (28.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (25.7K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.4K)
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    Bodies dangling from Portland bridges signal a twisted killer's escalation in this taut FBI thriller where Nick Podehl and Amy McFadden create distinct voices for each investigator's perspective.

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