10 audiobooks for fans of Vanishing Acts
- 1
The Pact
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.17 ABR Score (332.7K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (328.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.8K)More about this pick
Two teenagers who've been soulmates since childhood are found in an apparent suicide pact, but only one survives to face murder charges. Guidall's narration captures the devastating impact on both families as they grapple with whether their perfect son could be a killer.
- 2
Desperation in Death
In Death • Book 55
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.84 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.
- 3
Faithless in Death
In Death • Book 52
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.79 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (26.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (5.6K) - 4
Portrait in Death
In Death • Book 16
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.75 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.
- 5
Forgotten in Death
In Death • Book 53
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.74 ABR Score (32.4K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (4.9K) - 6
Brotherhood in Death
In Death • Book 42
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (30.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (6.6K)More about this pick
Dennis Mira discovers his cousin secretly plans to sell their family brownstone, then wakes up with a head injury and his cousin missing. Susan Ericksen guides listeners through Eve's investigation with her trademark steady intensity.
- 7
Random in Death
In Death • Book 58
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.68 ABR Score (29.6K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
A killer uses a small, silent weapon to murder seemingly random victims, including a young woman at a concert hoping to meet her musical hero. Ericksen's veteran performance captures both the chaos of mass violence and Dallas's methodical hunt for patterns.
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Abandoned in Death
In Death • Book 54
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.66 ABR Score (32.4K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (27.4K) ★ 4.74 Audible (4.9K) - 9
Golden in Death
In Death • Book 50
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.66 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.8K) - 10
Echoes in Death
In Death • Book 44
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.66 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (27.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.4K)More about this pick
When Eve Dallas finds a naked, bloodied woman stumbling into traffic, the case leads to a killer who leaves couples barely alive to remember their terror. Susan Ericksen captures Eve's relentless drive and the victims' fragile recovery.
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