Audiobooks Like They Both Die at the End

10 audiobooks for fans of They Both Die at the End

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   Forever a Hustler's Wife

   A Hustler's Wife • Book 2

   by Nikki Turner

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.28 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (457)

   8h 10m listening time • Released 2009

   Yarni uses her legal skills to defend husband Des against murder charges in this sequel that proves street smarts and law school make a lethal combination. Bahni Turpin captures every nuance of urban fiction's dialogue.

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   Yarni uses her legal skills to defend husband Des against murder charges in this sequel that proves street smarts and law school make a lethal combination. Bahni Turpin captures every nuance of urban fiction's dialogue.

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   Transcendent Kingdom

   by Yaa Gyasi

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (166.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (164.2K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.6K)

   8h 40m listening time • Released 2020

   Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this intimate family tragedy into something almost unbearable to hear—her voice captures both Gifty's scientific precision and the raw spiritual hunger underneath, making the audiobook feel like a confession.

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   Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this intimate family tragedy into something almost unbearable to hear—her voice captures both Gifty's scientific precision and the raw spiritual hunger underneath, making the audiobook feel like a confession.

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3. 3

   

   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.80 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   The Great Believers

   by Rebecca Makkai

   Narrated by Michael Crouch

   ★ 4.44 ABR Score (179.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (175.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (4.1K)

   18h 17m listening time • Released 2018

   Yale's art world triumph collides with the AIDS epidemic devastating 1980s Chicago in parallel with a mother's search for her daughter in modern Paris. Michael Crouch navigates both timelines with emotional precision, honoring each character's pain and resilience.

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   Yale's art world triumph collides with the AIDS epidemic devastating 1980s Chicago in parallel with a mother's search for her daughter in modern Paris. Michael Crouch navigates both timelines with emotional precision, honoring each character's pain and resilience.

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5. 5

   

   If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International)

   by James Baldwin

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.34 ABR Score (88.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.27 Goodreads (84.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (3.8K)

   7h 7m listening time • Released 2016

   Nineteen-year-old Tish fights to free her imprisoned fiancé Fonny while pregnant with his child in 1970s Harlem. Bahni Turpin's performance captures Baldwin's lyrical prose and the characters' deep emotional bonds.

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   Nineteen-year-old Tish fights to free her imprisoned fiancé Fonny while pregnant with his child in 1970s Harlem. Bahni Turpin's performance captures Baldwin's lyrical prose and the characters' deep emotional bonds.

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6. 6

   

   Chains

   Seeds of America • Book 1

   by Laurie Halse Anderson

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.14 ABR Score (59.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (59.2K) ★ 4.67 Audible (181)

   9h 29m listening time • Released 2020

   Bahni Turpin's narration cuts through the moral complexity of the Revolution with raw intensity, making Isabel's impossible choices feel urgent and utterly real.

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   Bahni Turpin's narration cuts through the moral complexity of the Revolution with raw intensity, making Isabel's impossible choices feel urgent and utterly real.

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   Netherwings

   by Django Wexler, Bahni Turpin

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.84 Goodreads (187) ★ 4.72 Audible (837)

   8h 34m listening time • Released 2021

   Bahni Turpin's dual performance as narrator and co-author brings genuine warmth to Kay's underdog journey, making this middle-grade fantasy feel like a friend telling you a story you actually want to hear.

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   Bahni Turpin's dual performance as narrator and co-author brings genuine warmth to Kay's underdog journey, making this middle-grade fantasy feel like a friend telling you a story you actually want to hear.

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   One of the Good Ones

   by Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jordan Cobb, Carolyn Smith

   ★ 4.01 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.12 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (126)

   9h 49m listening time • Released 2021

   The three narrators nail the competing voices and raw grief here, making what could've been preachy into something genuinely human about who deserves to be mourned.

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   The three narrators nail the competing voices and raw grief here, making what could've been preachy into something genuinely human about who deserves to be mourned.

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   Mercy House

   by Alena Dillon

   Narrated by Dawn Harvey, Catherine Ho, Scarlette Hayes, Eboni Flowers, Caitlin Kelly, Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.01 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 4.44 Audible (892)

   9h 35m listening time • Released 2020

   The ensemble cast brings genuine weight to each woman's voice, making this Brooklyn refuge feel lived-in and real. A mystery that earns its emotional stakes through character, not plot twists.

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   The ensemble cast brings genuine weight to each woman's voice, making this Brooklyn refuge feel lived-in and real. A mystery that earns its emotional stakes through character, not plot twists.

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    Just Too Good to Be True

    by E. Lynn Harris

    Narrated by Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin, Mirron Willis

    ★ 3.99 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (176)

    9h 51m listening time • Released 2008

    Football dreams collide with family secrets in this story of Brady Bledsoe and his devoted mother Carmyn.

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    Football dreams collide with family secrets in this story of Brady Bledsoe and his devoted mother Carmyn.

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