Best James Patterson Audiobooks

Best James Patterson Audiobooks

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   The President's Daughter

   by Bill Clinton, James Patterson

   Narrated by Tony Goldwyn, Fajer Al-Kaisi, James Chen, Jeremy Davidson, Amanda Dolan, Peter Ganim, Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Soneela Nankani

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (62.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (53.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (8.7K)

   14h 21m listening time • Released 2021

   Tony Goldwyn leads an all-star ensemble cast through a propulsive thriller that feels like watching a prestige TV series unfold in your ears. The multiple narrators give each character distinct weight, turning what could be a pulpy premise into genuinely immersive storytelling.

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   Tony Goldwyn leads an all-star ensemble cast through a propulsive thriller that feels like watching a prestige TV series unfold in your ears. The multiple narrators give each character distinct weight, turning what could be a pulpy premise into genuinely immersive storytelling.

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   Escape

   Billy Harney • Book 3

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)

   8h 53m listening time • Released 2022

   Detective Billy Harney investigates a billionaire crime boss down to his last twenty million—and currently behind bars. Edoardo Ballerini captures the gritty Chicago atmosphere and Harney's determination perfectly.

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   Detective Billy Harney investigates a billionaire crime boss down to his last twenty million—and currently behind bars. Edoardo Ballerini captures the gritty Chicago atmosphere and Harney's determination perfectly.

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   The Red Book

   A Billy Harney Thriller • Book 2

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.9K)

   8h 35m listening time • Released 2021

   Edoardo Ballerini's gravelly delivery cuts through Chicago's corrupt machinery like a blade, making this crime thriller pulse with authentic dread. Patterson and Ellis craft a detective who can't trust anyone, and the audiobook format amplifies that paranoia perfectly.

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   Edoardo Ballerini's gravelly delivery cuts through Chicago's corrupt machinery like a blade, making this crime thriller pulse with authentic dread. Patterson and Ellis craft a detective who can't trust anyone, and the audiobook format amplifies that paranoia perfectly.

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   Cross Down

   Alex Cross • Book 31

   by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

   Narrated by William Christopher Stephens, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mela Lee, Inger Tudor, Zeno Robinson, Wayne Carr, Peter Giles

   ★ 4.52 ABR Score (26.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.2K)

   9h 46m listening time • Released 2023

   With Alex Cross critically injured, partner John Sampson takes center stage in a military-style attack investigation brought to life by seven skilled narrators.

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   With Alex Cross critically injured, partner John Sampson takes center stage in a military-style attack investigation brought to life by seven skilled narrators.

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   Judge Stone

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Viola Davis

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.63 Goodreads (915) ★ 4.9 Audible (936)

   11h 20m listening time • Released 2026

   Viola Davis both authors and narrates this courtroom drama about small-town Judge Mary Stone, who balances running her family farm with presiding over Alabama's most controversial case.

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   Viola Davis both authors and narrates this courtroom drama about small-town Judge Mary Stone, who balances running her family farm with presiding over Alabama's most controversial case.

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   The People vs. Alex Cross

   Alex Cross • Book 25

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Andre Blake

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (31.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.25 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.59 Audible (3.2K)

   8h 39m listening time • Released 2017

   Cross faces murder charges while opening a basement counseling office — until his clients start dying in ways that mirror his alleged crimes. Andre Blake's performance captures the detective's desperation to clear his name while bodies pile up.

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   Cross faces murder charges while opening a basement counseling office — until his clients start dying in ways that mirror his alleged crimes. Andre Blake's performance captures the detective's desperation to clear his name while bodies pile up.

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   Criss Cross

   Alex Cross Adventures • Book 27

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Andre Blake

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (29.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.25 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.2K)

   8h 16m listening time • Released 2019

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   The Black Book

   Billy Harney • Book 1

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (58.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (15.4K)

   10h 18m listening time • Released 2017

   Chicago cop Billy Harney wakes up next to three corpses with no memory of how he got there, launching a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of city politics.

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   Chicago cop Billy Harney wakes up next to three corpses with no memory of how he got there, launching a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of city politics.

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   Along Came a Spider

   Alex Cross Adventures • Book 1

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Taye Diggs

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (496.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (491.9K) ★ 4.5 Audible (4.7K)

   11h listening time • Released 2018

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    Kiss the Girls

    Alex Cross • Book 2

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (357.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (355.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (2.8K)

    10h 56m listening time • Released 2018

    Patterson pits Alex Cross against two serial killers working coast-to-coast in a twisted collaboration that Michael Kramer navigates with chilling precision.

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    Patterson pits Alex Cross against two serial killers working coast-to-coast in a twisted collaboration that Michael Kramer navigates with chilling precision.

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    Cross Justice

    Alex Cross • Book 23

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jefferson Mays

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (34.2K) ★ 4.48 Audible (3.2K)

    9h 39m listening time • Released 2015

    Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown when his cousin faces murder charges, confronting family secrets and small-town corruption. Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jefferson Mays handle the emotional homecoming and procedural elements of Patterson's personal stakes thriller.

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    Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown when his cousin faces murder charges, confronting family secrets and small-town corruption. Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jefferson Mays handle the emotional homecoming and procedural elements of Patterson's personal stakes thriller.

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    Fear No Evil

    Alex Cross • Book 29

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Cary Hite

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (30.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (28.3K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.5K)

    8h 22m listening time • Released 2021

    Cary Hite narrates as Alex Cross faces his most personal case yet, hunted by assassin teams in the Montana wilderness controlled by his family's longtime nemesis.

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    Cary Hite narrates as Alex Cross faces his most personal case yet, hunted by assassin teams in the Montana wilderness controlled by his family's longtime nemesis.

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    The 23rd Midnight (WMC #23)

    Women's Murder Club BookShots • Book 23

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.7 Audible (1.0K)

    8h 4m listening time • Released 2023

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    Jack & Jill

    Alex Cross • Book 3

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Ron Butler, Maxwell Hamilton

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (93.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (91.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.4K)

    12h 10m listening time • Released 2017

    Two killers target Washington D.C.'s elite with nursery rhyme calling cards while Alex Cross races to decode their deadly game.

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    Two killers target Washington D.C.'s elite with nursery rhyme calling cards while Alex Cross races to decode their deadly game.

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    The 20th Victim

    Women's Murder Club BookShots • Book 20

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)

    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.3K)

    8h 26m listening time • Released 2020

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    Cross and Sampson

    Alex Cross • Book 35

    by James Patterson, Brian Sitts

    Narrated by Isaiah Mustafa, Dion Graham

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)

    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.62 Audible (404)

    7h 24m listening time • Released 2026

    Alex Cross and John Sampson investigate separate crimes simultaneously - a bombing in DC and murder in North Carolina. Isaiah Mustafa and Dion Graham split narrative duties as the partners work apart for once.

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    Alex Cross and John Sampson investigate separate crimes simultaneously - a bombing in DC and murder in North Carolina. Isaiah Mustafa and Dion Graham split narrative duties as the partners work apart for once.

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    Target: Alex Cross

    Alex Cross Adventures • Book 26

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Andre Blake

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (30.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.56 Audible (2.9K)

    9h 21m listening time • Released 2018

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    21st Birthday

    Women's Murder Club • Book 21

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.4K)

    8h 50m listening time • Released 2021

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    22 Seconds

    Women's Murder Club • Book 22

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (42.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (38.9K) ★ 4.54 Audible (3.2K)

    8h 16m listening time • Released 2022

    Lindsay Boxer hunts weapon smugglers while a killer targets former cops with personal messages, threatening both her badge and her life.

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    Lindsay Boxer hunts weapon smugglers while a killer targets former cops with personal messages, threatening both her badge and her life.

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    Roses Are Red

    Alex Cross • Book 6

    by James Patterson

    Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (79.4K ratings)

    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (76.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.6K)

    8h 5m listening time • Released 2000

    Peter Jay Fernandez captures Cross's intensity as he hunts the Mastermind, a criminal genius orchestrating bank robberies with lethal precision across Washington.

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    Peter Jay Fernandez captures Cross's intensity as he hunts the Mastermind, a criminal genius orchestrating bank robberies with lethal precision across Washington.

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All James Patterson Audiobooks (72)