Audiobooks Like Truly, Devious

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Kate Rudd narrates Maureen Johnson's boarding-school cold-case opener with a clear, measured young-adult thriller voice — the 10-hour runtime suits the novel's dual timeline structure, and Rudd's delivery makes the true-crime obsession of the protagonist feel earnest rather than precocious. One pick shares her narration, and the rest draw from the award-winning mystery and procedural space where the mystery mechanism is as important as the atmosphere.

10 audiobooks for fans of Truly, Devious

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    Tunnel Vision

    by Aric Davis

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, Amy McFadden

    3.59 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.37 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.26 Audible (86)
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    Betty and June investigate the fifteen-year-old murder of June's forgotten aunt, questioning whether the convicted boyfriend actually committed the crime. Multiple narrators handle the shifting perspectives of amateur detectives diving into dangerous territory.

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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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    Betrayal in Death

    In Death • Book 12

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.65 ABR Score (40.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (36.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.7K)
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    Elite assassin Sly Yost leaves a hotel maid strangled with silver wire, but Eve Dallas discovers this murder is personal—someone wants her destroyed.

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    Loyalty in Death

    In Death • Book 9

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.64 ABR Score (42.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (38.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.9K)
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    Bombs target Eve Dallas personally while an unknown terrorist taunts her with letters in futuristic New York. Susan Ericksen handles the cat-and-mouse tension with characteristic precision.

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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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