Audiobooks Like The Arrangement

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George Newbern and Sarah Mollo-Christensen split the narration in a way that puts you inside both sides of the marital deception simultaneously — you hear each spouse convince themselves they're in control, which is where the psychological tension lives. At six hours the listen is tightly wound. These picks cluster around domestic thriller and psychological suspense, featuring Newbern elsewhere in the batch and the rest drawn from the same tightly-plotted world where the danger is inside the household.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Arrangement

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    Don't Go Down There

    by Kiersten Modglin

    Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Scott Brick, Jesse Vilinsky

    3.95 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (13.4K) ★ 4.19 Audible (77)
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    Spencer Edwards hides a sinister secret in his basement while his wife Andi searches for answers about his mysterious behavior. The trio of narrators builds mounting domestic tension perfectly.

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    The Stranger

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by George Newbern

    4.15 ABR Score (109.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (103.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (6.3K)
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    An unknown man approaches people in ordinary places—parking lots, grocery stores—whispers life-destroying secrets, then vanishes. When he targets Adam Price, Coben's thriller examines how random revelations can shatter comfortable lives.

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    The Einstaat Brief

    Harry Bauer Thriller • Book 3

    by Blake Banner

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.35 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.79 Audible (195)
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    An assassin tries to quit for love but gets pulled back for one final job. Ray Porter's intensity matches Harry's desperation to escape his deadly profession.

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    25 Alive (WMC #25): A Women's Murder Club Thriller

    Women's Murder Club • Book 25

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.34 ABR Score (30.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.2K)
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    The Women's Murder Club investigates a former SFPD chief's murder in Golden Gate Park for this milestone twenty-fifth installment. Patterson and Paetro return to San Francisco with familiar characters facing a case that hits close to home.

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    The Camel Club

    The Camel Club • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.34 ABR Score (98.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (98.8K)
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    Eccentric conspiracy theorists accidentally witness a murder that exposes government corruption at the highest levels. The thriller escalates from paranoid theory to deadly reality.

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    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.31 ABR Score (43.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K)
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    Arms dealer Nicolas Creel orchestrates global conflict for profit while academic Anna Fischer stumbles onto his manipulation of world events through manufactured crises.

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    Cross Fire

    Alex Cross • Book 17

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Andre Braugher, Jay O. Sanders

    4.30 ABR Score (41.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (39.5K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.0K)
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    Someone systematically assassinates Washington's most corrupt politicians while Alex Cross plans his wedding to Bree. Two narrators handle the political thriller and personal stakes with equal intensity.

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    The Darkness at Deception Pass

    A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller • Book 9

    by D.D. Black

    Narrated by Joe Hempel

    4.27 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.62 Audible (193)
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    Bodies beneath Pacific Northwest bridges might be suicides—or something more sinister in this atmospheric thriller. Hempel's grounded performance matches the procedural realism of Thomas Austin's investigation.

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    Black Sheep

    Noah Wolf • Book 6

    by David Archer

    Narrated by Adam Verner

    4.26 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (158)
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    Noah suspects a team traitor and believes Sarah survived their last mission as someone's prisoner who knows her true identity—forcing Team Camelot into a dangerous rescue operation.

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    Immortal Hate

    Harry Bauer Thriller • Book 5

    by Blake Banner

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.25 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (5.2K) ★ 4.86 Audible (95)
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    Ray Porter's commanding presence suits assassin Harry Bauer's mission to eliminate a war criminal hiding in the Caribbean, where cartel politics complicate what should be a straightforward hit.

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