Audiobooks Like The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

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Jayne Entwistle narrates Flavia de Luce with a delicious precision — the eleven-year-old's voice is precocious without being irritating, and Entwistle finds the character's dark curiosity and genuine sweetness at the same time, which is a harder needle to thread than it sounds. The ten-hour runtime is comfortable and never overstays the cozy mystery atmosphere, letting the period English countryside settle in without dragging. These recommendations share that pleasure in clever plotting and satisfying resolution, with several running close to the same length.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    ★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)
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    Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.

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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 Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Harry Bosch • Book 19

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    ★ 4.72 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)
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    Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.

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    Origin in Death

    In Death • Book 21

    by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.4K)
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    Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a pioneering plastic surgeon in 2059 New York, uncovering a conspiracy involving illegal human experimentation. Susan Ericksen's sharp delivery fits the futuristic police procedural perfectly.

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    Born in Death

    In Death • Book 23

    by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (35.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K)
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    Two young lovers from the same accounting firm are brutally murdered, while Eve juggles the case with planning a baby shower. Susan Ericksen's narration balances the procedural elements with the series' character relationships.

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    Visions in Death

    In Death • Book 19

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.4K)
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    Eve Dallas hunts a killer who poses victims like prayers and removes their eyes with surgical precision in Central Park's humid summer darkness.

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    Holiday in Death

    In Death • Book 7

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (50.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (45.9K) ★ 4.73 Audible (4.3K)
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    Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a ritualistic killer targeting clients of New York's most exclusive dating service during the holiday season. Susan Ericksen's performance captures both the futuristic setting and holiday atmosphere of this seventh In Death novel.

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    Memory in Death

    In Death • Book 22

    by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (37.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (33.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.1K)
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    Eve Dallas faces her most personal case when Trudy Lombard, a figure from her nightmarish childhood, appears demanding money—then turns up murdered.

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    The Waiting

    Renée Ballard • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.7K)
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    A serial rapist resurfaces after twenty years, pulling Ballard and Harry's daughter into a cold case that turns personal. Christine Lakin's narration captures Ballard's methodical determination perfectly.

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    Witness in Death

    In Death • Book 10

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (41.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (37.8K) ★ 4.71 Audible (3.9K)
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    Murder happens live on stage at a Broadway revival, and Susan Ericksen captures Eve Dallas's tough detective work in this future noir perfectly.

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