10 audiobooks for fans of The Family Remains
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The Twyford Code
by Janice Hallett
Narrated by Thomas Judd
★ 3.59 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (34.3K) ★ 3.69 Audible (70)More about this pick
Former student Steven Smith uses voice-to-text software to investigate his missing teacher's obsession with hidden messages in children's books. Thomas Judd's narration captures the protagonist's working-class voice and the growing paranoia of his investigation.
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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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Desperation in Death
In Death • Book 55
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.84 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.
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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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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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The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Harry Bosch • Book 19
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.72 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)More about this pick
Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.
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Reunion in Death
In Death • Book 14
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.72 ABR Score (36.7K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.1K)More about this pick
A birthday party becomes a murder scene when a mysterious woman with emerald eyes poisons the guest of honor, launching Eve Dallas into a case that resurrects dangerous ghosts from her past.
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Innocent in Death
In Death • Book 24
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
A history teacher dies from poisoned coffee while Eve investigates and Roarke reconnects with a dangerous ex-lover. Susan Ericksen captures the domestic tension between Eve and Roarke alongside the methodical police procedural elements.
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Seduction in Death
In Death • Book 13
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (33.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.
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Origin in Death
In Death • Book 21
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a pioneering plastic surgeon in 2059 New York, uncovering a conspiracy involving illegal human experimentation. Susan Ericksen's sharp delivery fits the futuristic police procedural perfectly.
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