Audiobooks Like The Inmate

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Leslie Howard narrates The Inmate in close, tense proximity — Freida McFadden's psychological thrillers live on the gap between what characters say and what they know, and Howard's controlled delivery keeps both sides of that gap alive without tipping the reader into easy suspicion. Ten of the picks here are other McFadden titles, almost all narrated by the same small roster of performers, making this a list for listeners who've found a reliable corner of the genre and want to stay in it.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Inmate

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    Never Lie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Leslie Howard

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.44 Audible (18.9K)
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    When a blizzard traps newlyweds in a missing psychiatrist's mansion, they discover therapy session recordings that reveal disturbing truths about their host's disappearance.

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    Dear Debbie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick

    ★ 4.45 ABR Score (249.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.8K)
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    Advice columnist Debbie Mullen's breaking point arrives when her helpful suggestions turn deadly in McFadden's latest twisted tale. Three skilled narrators handle the shifting perspectives with precision.

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    The Perfect Son

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Suzie Althens, Daniel Thomas May

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (541.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (527.0K) ★ 4.43 Audible (14.3K)
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    Police question teenager Liam about a missing classmate, forcing his mother Erika to confront disturbing possibilities. The dual narrators capture both maternal denial and creeping dread perfectly.

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    The Intruder

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Joe Hempel, Patricia Santomasso, Tina Wolstencroft

    ★ 4.36 ABR Score (374.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (366.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (8.3K)
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    Casey's wilderness retreat becomes a nightmare when she discovers a blood-covered girl outside her cabin during a fierce storm. The mysterious child won't explain her injuries or identity, leaving Casey to wonder if she's helping a victim or harboring something dangerous.

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    Brain Damage

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Megan Tusing

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (164.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (159.8K) ★ 4.46 Audible (5.0K)
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    After a bullet destroys her perfect life, a dermatologist questions everything in Megan Tusing's tense performance of this medical thriller.

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    The Tenant

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Will Damron, Christine Lakin

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (642.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (631.5K) ★ 4.39 Audible (10.5K)
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    Recently fired Blake rents a room to charming Whitney, but his financial desperation blinds him to his new tenant's true intentions and dangerous secrets.

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    The Surrogate Mother

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Alyson Krawchuk

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (363.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (359.9K) ★ 4.39 Audible (3.8K)
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    Desperate for a child, Abby accepts her assistant Monica's offer to be her surrogate—but Monica isn't who she claims to be. McFadden explores the vulnerable desperation of infertility while building toward her trademark psychological twists and revelations.

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    Do Not Disturb

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Megan Tusing, Daniel Thomas May

    ★ 4.26 ABR Score (382.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (381.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.3K)
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    When Quinn flees after committing an unthinkable crime, a snowstorm traps her at a decrepit motel with disturbing secrets. Megan Tusing and Daniel Thomas May switch perspectives seamlessly, building tension through their contrasting vocal styles.

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    The Ex

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (190.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (184.4K) ★ 4.38 Audible (5.8K)
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    Cassie thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend until his ex-girlfriend Francesca starts making her life hell. Nicol Zanzarella captures the escalating paranoia as Cassie questions everyone's motives in this domestic thriller.

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    Do You Remember?

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt

    ★ 4.20 ABR Score (170.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (165.5K) ★ 4.3 Audible (4.7K)
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    McFadden's memory-loss thriller gets Teri Schnaubelt's careful pacing as Tess wakes up daily to discover she can't recognize her own husband.

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