Audiobooks Like The Racketeer

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If you loved The Racketeer by John Grisham, 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 JD Jackson's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Racketeer

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    The Guardians

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Michael Beck

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (153.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (121.1K) ★ 4.66 Audible (32.3K)
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    The Widow

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Michael Beck

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (93.2K) ★ 4.46 Audible (11.8K)
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    Small-town lawyer Simon Latch's practice transforms when elderly Eleanor Barnett reveals her late husband's hidden fortune and asks him to draft a new will. Grisham explores greed and secrets in rural Virginia through his signature legal thriller lens.

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    The Client

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by John MacDonald

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (464.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (464.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (561)
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    Eleven-year-old Mark Sway knows where the FBI's most wanted body is buried after a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer. The legal thriller format works beautifully in audio, with courtroom tensions and childhood vulnerability creating compelling contrast.

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    The Runaway Jury

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Frank Muller

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (319.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (315.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (3.2K)
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    During a landmark tobacco trial worth hundreds of millions, mysterious forces begin manipulating the jury from within and without. Muller's narration builds tension as competing interests battle for control over a verdict that could change everything about corporate liability in America.

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    The Last Juror

    Harry Rex Vonner • Book 3

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Michael Beck

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (115.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (109.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (6.0K)
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    College dropout Willie Traynor buys a failing Mississippi newspaper in 1970, then covers a brutal murder trial that makes him a target of the notorious Padgitt family.

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    The Partner

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Frank Muller

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (142.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (135.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (6.5K)
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    Lawyer Patrick Lanigan fakes his death and steals ninety million dollars, only to be captured years later in Brazil. Muller's tense performance drives this cat-and-mouse thriller about betrayal, torture, and massive financial fraud.

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    The Whistler

    The Whistler • Book 1

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (172.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (150.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (21.5K)
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    Investigator Lacy Stoltz targets a corrupt judge connected to organized crime and casino money, risking everything to expose judicial corruption. Grisham returns to form with a legal thriller that questions who watches the watchers.

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    The Litigators

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (95.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (84.7K) ★ 4.37 Audible (10.9K)
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    Grisham follows three mismatched lawyers taking on Big Pharma from their strip-mall office in this return to legal comedy. Dennis Boutsikaris captures the humor and humanity of these underdogs facing corporate giants.

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    Camino Ghosts

    Camino Island • Book 3

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, John Grisham

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (65.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (62.6K) ★ 4.16 Audible (2.5K)
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    Bookseller Bruce Cable investigates whether an ancient curse threatens Camino Island's developers in Grisham's third island mystery. Whoopi Goldberg and Grisham himself narrate this supernatural-tinged legal thriller with surprising warmth.

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    Rogue Lawyer

    Rogue Lawyer • Book 1

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Mark Deakins

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (90.7K) ★ 4.17 Audible (13.1K)
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    Sebastian Rudd operates from a bulletproof van with an armed bodyguard, taking cases other lawyers won't touch in a legal system gone wrong.

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