10 audiobooks for fans of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
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The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Narrated by Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Heather Alicia Simms, Bahni Turpin
★ 3.69 ABR Score (86.9K ratings)★ 3.35 Goodreads (83.6K) ★ 3.93 Audible (3.3K)More about this pick
The four narrators transform this paranoid workplace thriller into something genuinely unsettling: each voice shifts the unreliability, making you question what's real alongside Nella.
- 2
The After Party
by A.C. Arthur
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.00 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.41 Audible (283)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin elevates this twisty thriller about three women bound by circumstance into something electric—her vocal precision makes every shift from workplace frustration to high-stakes survival feel genuinely earned.
- 3
Paper Gods
by Goldie Taylor
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.78 ABR Score (471 ratings)★ 3.49 Goodreads (393) ★ 4.23 Audible (78)More about this pick
Atlanta's mayor teams with a washed-up reporter to investigate political assassinations reaching deep into the city's power structure.
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Like a Sister
by Kellye Garrett
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.70 ABR Score (14.9K ratings)★ 3.24 Goodreads (14.2K) ★ 4.13 Audible (634)More about this pick
When reality TV star Desiree Pierce is found dead in the Bronx, only her estranged half-sister refuses to accept the official story. Turpin's powerful narration captures both the family dynamics and the systemic indifference that drives the mystery.
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The Lower Power
by Michele W. Miller
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.69 ABR Score (50 ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (47) ★ 5 Audible (3)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin voices Raven's journey from crack addiction recovery to law school as supernatural forces emerge during New York's epidemic years. Her narration grounds the paranormal elements in gritty urban reality.
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Savage Son
Terminal List • Book 3
by Jack Carr
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.88 ABR Score (65.2K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (36.5K) ★ 4.87 Audible (28.8K)More about this pick
Ray Porter transforms Carr's revenge thriller into pure adrenaline. His ability to shift between Reece's measured lethality and the chaos around him makes this the best entry in the series yet.
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True Believer
Terminal List • Book 2
by Jack Carr
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.78 ABR Score (76.5K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (32.9K)More about this pick
Former Navy SEAL James Reece hunts terrorists across multiple continents after coordinated holiday attacks crash global markets, with detailed military action throughout.
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Imitation in Death
In Death • Book 17
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.71 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (32.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.7K)More about this pick
A killer studies history's most notorious serial murderers and recreates their crimes in 2059 New York, personally challenging Lieutenant Eve Dallas to a deadly game of identification.
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Purity in Death
In Death • Book 15
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (33.1K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates deaths caused by a computer virus that literally kills, and Susan Ericksen's narration expertly balances the procedural investigation with the futuristic tech elements.
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Memorial Day
Mitch Rapp • Book 7
by Vince Flynn
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.67 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (53.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (11.1K)More about this pick
Rapp races from Afghanistan to Washington as intelligence points toward a nuclear attack during Memorial Day ceremonies, uncovering a plot that threatens the nation's World War II veterans tribute.
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