10 audiobooks for fans of The Black Box
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Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.
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Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles
★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.
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The Waiting
Renée Ballard • Book 6
Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz
★ 4.61 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.7K)More about this pick
A serial rapist resurfaces after twenty years, pulling Ballard and Harry's daughter into a cold case that turns personal. Christine Lakin's narration captures Ballard's methodical determination perfectly.
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The Reversal
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.50 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)More about this pick
Defense attorney Mickey Haller switches sides to prosecute the retrial of a convicted child killer freed by DNA evidence, partnering with Harry Bosch to prove the man's still guilty. Connelly expertly explores both sides of the criminal justice system.
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The Gods of Guilt
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller's former prostitute client turns up murdered, dragging him into his most personal case yet. The Lincoln Lawyer series hits its emotional peak with this tale of guilt and redemption.
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The Late Show
Renée Ballard • Book 1
Narrated by Katherine Moennig
★ 4.27 ABR Score (125.2K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (111.1K) ★ 4.38 Audible (14.2K)More about this pick
When LAPD detective Renée Ballard gets stuck working Hollywood's night shift as punishment for filing a complaint, she discovers two cases the day shift abandoned. Katherine Moennig captures Ballard's steely determination perfectly.
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The Scarecrow
Jack McEvoy • Book 2
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)More about this pick
Reporter Jack McEvoy's final assignment uncovers a serial killer targeting data theft victims across multiple states. Giles maintains journalistic urgency as the investigation reveals connections to Jack's past nemesis.
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Nightshade
Catalina • Book 1
Narrated by Will Damron
★ 4.22 ABR Score (63.1K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (58.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (4.8K)More about this pick
Exiled detective Stilwell discovers that idyllic Catalina Island harbors the same deadly secrets as the mainland he left behind.
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The Fifth Witness
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.41 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller defends a foreclosure client accused of murdering her banker in a case where the evidence seems ironclad. Peter Giles captures the desperation of families losing their homes.
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Survivor in Death
In Death • Book 20
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.75 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.
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