Audiobooks Like The President Is Missing

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Dennis Quaid leads a five-voice production cast with celebrity choices that suit the West Wing aesthetic of the novel — his presidential gravitas sits comfortably alongside January LaVoy's more versatile ensemble work, and the political thriller moves at a television-series pace across 13 hours. The authenticity that comes from Clinton's involvement in the writing gives the policy detail a texture that LaVoy in particular seems to understand how to inhabit. Seven of the ten recommendations are also narrated by LaVoy, and the same author appears ten times across the list — listeners who want more from this exact political-thriller combination have a full shelf here.

10 audiobooks for fans of The President Is Missing

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    The President's Daughter

    by Bill Clinton, James Patterson

    Narrated by Tony Goldwyn, Fajer Al-Kaisi, James Chen, Jeremy Davidson, Amanda Dolan, Peter Ganim, Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Soneela Nankani

    Why this book?

    This sequel delivers the same propulsive political thriller tone with an even more expansive ensemble cast bringing Clinton and Patterson's high-stakes mystery to life. The audiobook narration elevates the interconnected family drama and national security intrigue with the same cinematic intensity that made the first installment so gripping.

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (62.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (53.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (8.7K)
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    Tony Goldwyn leads an all-star ensemble cast through a propulsive thriller that feels like watching a prestige TV series unfold in your ears. The multiple narrators give each character distinct weight, turning what could be a pulpy premise into genuinely immersive storytelling.

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    Guilty Wives

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (40.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (37.5K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.6K)
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    Four wives take a no-husbands Monte Carlo getaway that ends in murder charges, and January LaVoy captures their desperation as evidence mounts against them.

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    The 20th Victim

    Women's Murder Club BookShots • Book 20

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.3K)
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    22 Seconds

    Women's Murder Club • Book 22

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (42.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (38.9K) ★ 4.54 Audible (3.2K)
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    Lindsay Boxer hunts weapon smugglers while a killer targets former cops with personal messages, threatening both her badge and her life.

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    Invisible

    Invisible • Book 1

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by January LaVoy, Kevin T. Collins

    ★ 4.36 ABR Score (57.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (49.2K) ★ 4.39 Audible (8.6K)
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    FBI researcher Emmy Dockery connects hundreds of unsolved kidnappings to one invisible killer, but only her ex-boyfriend agent Books will listen before the pattern turns deadly personal.

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    25 Alive (WMC #25): A Women's Murder Club Thriller

    Women's Murder Club • Book 25

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (30.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.2K)
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    The Women's Murder Club investigates a former SFPD chief's murder in Golden Gate Park for this milestone twenty-fifth installment. Patterson and Paetro return to San Francisco with familiar characters facing a case that hits close to home.

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    Unlucky 13

    Women's Murder Club • Book 13

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.17 ABR Score (49.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (48.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (143)
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    Two corpses on the Golden Gate Bridge launch Lindsay Boxer into her most personal case yet when her ex-colleague becomes a suspect in multiple murders.

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    Private Berlin

    Private • Book 5

    by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan

    Narrated by January LaVoy, Ari Fliakos

    ★ 4.16 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (19.7K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.6K)
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    Chris Schneider investigates high-profile cases for Private's Berlin office, using secret methods to navigate Europe's most dangerous city with dual narrators capturing the international tension.

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  9. 9
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    26 Beauties

    Women's Murder Club • Book 26

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 3.60 ABR Score (11 ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (11)
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    January LaVoy returns to voice another Women's Murder Club investigation as beautiful young women vanish across San Francisco. Her familiarity with Lindsay Boxer's voice grounds this chilling pattern-killer thriller.

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    Judge Stone

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Viola Davis

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (915) ★ 4.9 Audible (936)
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    Viola Davis both authors and narrates this courtroom drama about small-town Judge Mary Stone, who balances running her family farm with presiding over Alabama's most controversial case.

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