Audiobooks Like The Life We Bury

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If you loved The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Zach Villa's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Life We Bury

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    The Heavens May Fall cover

    The Heavens May Fall

    Detective Max Rupert • Book 3

    by Allen Eskens

    Narrated by David Colacci, Amy McFadden, R.C. Bray

    4.36 ABR Score (31.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (20.1K) ★ 4.5 Audible (10.9K)
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    Detective Max Rupert and defense attorney Boady Sanden find their friendship shattered when they face off over a murder case, with multiple narrators handling each perspective beautifully.

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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    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)
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    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 Dark Horse

    Walt Longmire • Book 5

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.54 ABR Score (28.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (21.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.1K)
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    Sheriff Walt Longmire goes undercover to investigate a woman who allegedly shot her horse-burning husband six times in the head. George Guidall captures Longmire's dry wit and the dusty desperation of rural Wyoming perfectly.

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    The Longmire Defense

    Walt Longmire • Book 19

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.68 ABR Score (12.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)
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    Fresh from confronting his past and questioning justice itself, Walt faces an unprecedented crime scene in Wyoming's countryside that challenges everything he believes about law enforcement.

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    Two Kinds of Truth

    Harry Bosch • Book 20

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    4.66 ABR Score (88.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.9K)
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    Semi-retired Harry Bosch tackles a pharmacy murder that exposes prescription drug trafficking while an old case resurfaces. Welliver, who plays Bosch on TV, inhabits the character with lived-in authenticity.

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    The Crossing

    Harry Bosch • Book 18

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    4.64 ABR Score (91.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.4K) ★ 4.67 Audible (19.2K)
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    Retired detective Harry Bosch reluctantly helps his defense attorney half-brother Mickey Haller prove a client's innocence. Welliver's familiarity with Bosch shines as the character struggles with working for the defense.

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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie - HINDI Book 1) (Hindi Edition)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 4

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.63 ABR Score (359.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (354.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.6K)
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    Christie's most controversial Poirot mystery unfolds as Roger Ackroyd dies after learning a blackmailer's identity, with Hugh Fraser guiding listeners through every misdirection.

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    Kindness Goes Unpunished

    Walt Longmire • Book 3

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.54 ABR Score (33.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (8.9K)
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    Sheriff Longmire leaves Wyoming for Philadelphia when his daughter is brutally attacked and left for dead. Guidall's warm, paternal tone perfectly matches Walt's protective fury and fish-out-of-water urban investigation.

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    [Dolores Claiborne] [By: King, Stephen] [July, 2011] cover

    [Dolores Claiborne] [By: King, Stephen] [July, 2011]

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Frances Sternhagen

    4.54 ABR Score (177.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (172.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (5.0K)
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    Dolores confesses thirty years of secrets after her employer's suspicious death, revealing the truth about her husband's demise during a solar eclipse. Frances Sternhagen inhabits Dolores completely, making her Maine accent and fierce determination absolutely authentic.

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    A Serpent's Tooth

    Walt Longmire • Book 9

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.54 ABR Score (24.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (17.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.2K)
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    Walt Longmire investigates a highway shooting involving a polygamist compound while navigating family secrets and federal complications in Wyoming's high country.

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