Audiobooks Like The Brass Verdict

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Peter Giles narrates The Brass Verdict with a measured Los Angeles cool that suits both the defense attorney and the detective at the center of the story — his voice carries a professional fatigue that makes the moral complexity feel lived-in rather than constructed, across 12 tight hours. Six more Connelly titles are in the recommendations and several carry good ratings, all operating in the same procedural register where Giles's restraint lets the machinery of the plot do its work.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Brass Verdict

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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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    Blood Work

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.43 ABR Score (71.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (9.5K)
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    Retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb investigates his heart donor's murder, discovering the killer specifically chose him as recipient. Dick Hill captures the unique premise's psychological complexity with understated power.

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    Void Moon

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 9

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by L.J. Ganser

    4.23 ABR Score (41.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (36.8K) ★ 4.33 Audible (4.8K)
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    Ex-con Cassie Black plans one final casino heist during the unlucky 'void moon' phase, but discovers she's walking into a trap. L.J. Ganser captures Cassie's desperation and street-smart edge.

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    Chasing the Dime

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 12

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis

    4.09 ABR Score (46.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (42.9K) ★ 4.17 Audible (3.3K)
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    Pierce inherits a phone number meant for missing escort Lilly, dragging the scientist away from his breakthrough research into LA's dangerous underworld in Connelly's standalone thriller.

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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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    The Poet

    Jack McEvoy • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Buck Schirner

    4.44 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (110.1K) ★ 4.39 Audible (16.8K)
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    Reporter Jack McEvoy investigates a serial killer targeting homicide detectives, starting with his own brother—a twisted murderer who leaves Edgar Allan Poe quotes at crime scenes.

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    The Overlook

    Harry Bosch • Book 13

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Len Cariou

    4.24 ABR Score (61.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (57.2K) ★ 4.34 Audible (4.3K)
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    Bosch investigates when a doctor with access to radioactive materials turns up murdered above Mulholland Dam. Cariou maintains the procedural's tense pace as national security implications unfold.

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    Hellbent

    Orphan X • Book 3

    by Gregg Hurwitz

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.73 ABR Score (38.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (25.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (12.8K)
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    The Nowhere Man faces his past when his surrogate father Jack Johns is targeted for knowing too much about the secret Orphan X assassination program.

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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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    Imitation in Death

    In Death • Book 17

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.71 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (32.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.7K)
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    A killer studies history's most notorious serial murderers and recreates their crimes in 2059 New York, personally challenging Lieutenant Eve Dallas to a deadly game of identification.

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