Audiobooks Like What Lies in the Woods

Read more

Karissa Vacker narrates this buried-trauma thriller with a tight psychological control — Naomi's decades-long secret sits just below every interaction in the story, and Vacker's delivery registers the strain without making it obvious, which keeps the dread from telegraphing too early. The recommendations pull in Vacker again alongside other highly rated psychological thrillers at matching length, all working in that same territory of women protagonists carrying the weight of something terrible they haven't fully looked at.

10 audiobooks for fans of What Lies in the Woods

  1. 1
    The Golden Couple cover

    The Golden Couple

    by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

    Narrated by Karissa Vacker, Marin Ireland

    4.49 ABR Score (268.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (240.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (28.1K)
    More about this pick

    When wealthy suburbanites seek unconventional therapy after an affair, their ten-session limit becomes a countdown to chaos. Dual narrators Karissa Vacker and Marin Ireland reveal each woman's secrets.

  2. 2
    All Good People Here cover

    All Good People Here

    by Ashley Flowers, Alex Kiester

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Karissa Vacker, Ashley Flowers

    4.40 ABR Score (371.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (342.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (28.8K)
    More about this pick

    Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers crafts a journalist's obsession with two unsolved murders twenty years apart in small-town Indiana, with multiple narrators heightening the investigation's intensity.

  3. 3
    A Flicker in the Dark cover

    A Flicker in the Dark

    by Stacy Willingham

    Narrated by Karissa Vacker

    4.36 ABR Score (632.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (618.6K) ★ 4.38 Audible (14.3K)
    More about this pick

    Psychologist Chloe Davis, whose father was convicted of killing six girls twenty years ago, faces new disappearances that mirror the original crimes too closely for comfort.

  4. 4
    The Warehouse cover

    The Warehouse

    by Rob Hart

    Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Jason Culp, Karissa Vacker

    4.03 ABR Score (15.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (15.1K) ★ 4.29 Audible (835)
    More about this pick

    Corporate dystopia meets employee surveillance in this chilling Amazon-gone-wrong thriller where workers live inside their workplace compound. The three narrators capture each character's desperation perfectly.

  5. 5
    Hellbent cover

    Hellbent

    Orphan X • Book 3

    by Gregg Hurwitz

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.73 ABR Score (38.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (25.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (12.8K)
    More about this pick

    The Nowhere Man faces his past when his surrogate father Jack Johns is targeted for knowing too much about the secret Orphan X assassination program.

  6. 6
    Oath of Loyalty cover

    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.71 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)
    More about this pick

    Mitch Rapp goes into exile when the President declares him a threat, but global terrorism forces him back into action. George Guidall's authoritative narration suits this high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

  7. 7
    Apprentice in Death cover

    Apprentice in Death

    In Death • Book 43

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.71 ABR Score (34.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.7K)
    More about this pick

    A sniper kills three random people at a Central Park ice rink, but Dallas discovers the shooter is learning from a master. Susan Ericksen's performance captures the urgency as the body count rises and the killer's skills improve.

  8. 8
    Purity in Death cover

    Purity in Death

    In Death • Book 15

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (33.1K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.0K)
    More about this pick

    Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates deaths caused by a computer virus that literally kills, and Susan Ericksen's narration expertly balances the procedural investigation with the futuristic tech elements.

  9. 9
    Memorial Day cover

    Memorial Day

    Mitch Rapp • Book 7

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.67 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (53.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (11.1K)
    More about this pick

    Rapp races from Afghanistan to Washington as intelligence points toward a nuclear attack during Memorial Day ceremonies, uncovering a plot that threatens the nation's World War II veterans tribute.

  10. 10
    Act of Treason cover

    Act of Treason

    Mitch Rapp • Book 9

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.66 ABR Score (66.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (54.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (11.6K)
    More about this pick

    Guidall's authoritative delivery matches Mitch Rapp's investigation of Georgetown assassinations targeting presidential candidates, weaving political intrigue with action-packed espionage.

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →