Audiobooks Like Trunk Music

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Dick Hill narrates Trunk Music in the flat, undecorated style that suits Bosch's particular brand of dogged professionalism — the Mafia procedural unfolds without flourish, the corruption feels structural rather than melodramatic, and the 13-hour runtime moves with the steady momentum of an investigation that won't stop. The recommendations lean into the same Connelly territory, with several more titles from the author and narrators who carry that same LA noir register of men working in the dark.

10 audiobooks for fans of Trunk Music

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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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    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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    The Reversal

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.50 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)
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    Defense attorney Mickey Haller switches sides to prosecute the retrial of a convicted child killer freed by DNA evidence, partnering with Harry Bosch to prove the man's still guilty. Connelly expertly explores both sides of the criminal justice system.

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    The Gods of Guilt

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)
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    Mickey Haller's former prostitute client turns up murdered, dragging him into his most personal case yet. The Lincoln Lawyer series hits its emotional peak with this tale of guilt and redemption.

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    The Fifth Witness

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.41 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)
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    Mickey Haller defends a foreclosure client accused of murdering her banker in a case where the evidence seems ironclad. Peter Giles captures the desperation of families losing their homes.

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    The Scarecrow

    Jack McEvoy • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)
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    Reporter Jack McEvoy's final assignment uncovers a serial killer targeting data theft victims across multiple states. Giles maintains journalistic urgency as the investigation reveals connections to Jack's past nemesis.

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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 Late Show

    Renée Ballard • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Katherine Moennig

    4.27 ABR Score (125.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (111.1K) ★ 4.38 Audible (14.2K)
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    When LAPD detective Renée Ballard gets stuck working Hollywood's night shift as punishment for filing a complaint, she discovers two cases the day shift abandoned. Katherine Moennig captures Ballard's steely determination perfectly.

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    Nightshade

    Catalina • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Will Damron

    4.22 ABR Score (63.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (58.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (4.8K)
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    Exiled detective Stilwell discovers that idyllic Catalina Island harbors the same deadly secrets as the mainland he left behind.

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    Sidetracked

    Kurt Wallander • Book 5

    by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.05 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (25.2K) ★ 4.33 Audible (993)
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    Wallander investigates a teenage girl's public self-immolation and a politician's brutal scalping in rural Sweden. The atmospheric Nordic noir benefits from Dick Hill's weathered, contemplative narration that matches the detective's world-weary perspective.

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