Best E.A. Copen Audiobooks

The best E.A. Copen audiobooks — 12 titles ranked by listening experience across Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, averaging 3.97 ABR stars.

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E.A. Copen writes at the collision point of urban fantasy, horror, and crime fiction, where the supernatural is grimy, dangerous, and never romanticized. The Lazarus Codex series — anchored by Death Rites and Dark Horse — follows a world where magic operates like an underground economy, with its own hierarchies, debts, and brutal consequences. Copen's prose is tight and atmospheric, building dread through specificity rather than spectacle: the wrong smell in the wrong room, a deal made with the wrong entity. The Felix Cross series pushes further into horror territory without losing the momentum of a thriller. Travis Baldree's narration has become synonymous with this world for audiobook listeners, adding a grounded cynicism that suits the material perfectly. Readers who want their fantasy dark, morally complicated, and paced like a crime novel will find exactly that here.

E.A. Copen's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Death Rites, narrated by Travis Baldree (4.05 ABR stars). Performed by Travis Baldree. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    Death Rites

    The Lazarus Codex • Book 1

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.05 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (601) ★ 4.29 Audible (612)
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    Ex-con necromancer Lazarus runs a curio shop until a corpse appears on his doorstep, making him the prime murder suspect. Travis Baldree balances supernatural investigation with dark humor throughout this urban fantasy mystery.

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    Organ Grind

    Lazarus Codex • Book 2

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.09 ABR Score (704 ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (346) ★ 4.48 Audible (358)
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    Travis Baldree's delivery transforms Copen's darkly funny necromancer into someone genuinely worth rooting for—his timing on the wisecracks lands perfectly, and he nails the mounting dread as the stakes get genuinely weird.

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    Knight Shift

    Lazarus Codex • Book 4

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.15 ABR Score (480 ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (230) ★ 4.74 Audible (250)
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    Travis Baldree's narration brings Lazarus's dark humor and desperation to life as he's forced to play bodyguard in a deadly Faerie conspiracy. A perfectly paced urban fantasy that nails the balance between wisecracks and genuine stakes.

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    Shallow Grave

    Lazarus Codex • Book 3

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.13 ABR Score (532 ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (259) ★ 4.64 Audible (273)
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    Travis Baldree's narration transforms this dark urban fantasy into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work on the ghost pirate alone justifies the listen, but the way he layers menace throughout makes Shallow Grave feel like a thriller that happens to have magic.

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    Night Terror

    Lazarus Codex • Book 7

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    3.90 ABR Score (270 ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (158) ★ 4.79 Audible (112)
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    Travis Baldree's performance transforms this supernatural thriller into something genuinely unsettling—his command of tension and character voices makes the nightmares feel disturbingly real and personal.

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    Dark Revel

    Lazarus Codex • Book 8

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.07 ABR Score (244 ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (146) ★ 4.8 Audible (98)
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    Travis Baldree's performance captures every vicious twist of this New Orleans necromancy showdown, turning a personal vendetta into something genuinely unsettling. Dark Revel proves Copen's series only gets darker and more ingenious.

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    Dark Horse

    Lazarus Codex • Book 9

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.08 ABR Score (230 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (138) ★ 4.82 Audible (92)
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    Travis Baldree's performance elevates this hurricane-versus-trickster-god showdown into something genuinely gripping. Dark Horse hits that sweet spot where impossible odds, clever scheming, and perfect pacing keep you locked in for all eight hours.

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    Casting Shadows

    Lazarus Codex • Book 10

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.05 ABR Score (195 ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (116) ★ 4.81 Audible (79)
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    Travis Baldree's narration anchors this paranormal thriller with gritty authenticity—his delivery makes Lazarus's desperation and rage feel earned rather than performed.

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    Until Death

    The Lazarus Codex • Book 12

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.05 ABR Score (178 ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (104) ★ 4.86 Audible (74)
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    Christmas-themed eldritch monsters attack Lazarus Kerrigan as the villain Mask makes his final move. Baldree's narration balances holiday cheer with supernatural menace perfectly.

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    Shadows over Hemlock

    A Felix Cross Casefile • Book 1

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    3.69 ABR Score (221 ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (149) ★ 4.29 Audible (72)
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    Travis Baldree's narration transforms this possession thriller into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work makes the interrogation scenes between exorcist and demon feel like psychological warfare rather than jump scares.

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    Whispers in the Walls

    A Felix Cross Casefile • Book 2

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    3.64 ABR Score (79 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (52) ★ 4.59 Audible (27)
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    Travis Baldree's narration transforms this psychological horror into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work makes the asylum feel claustrophobic and the unreliable reality genuinely disorienting.

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    Blood of the Lamb

    Felix Cross • Book 3

    by E.A. Copen

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    3.74 ABR Score (54 ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (37) ★ 4.35 Audible (17)
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    Felix Cross hunts a psychic assassin killing clergy while demonic forces complicate his asylum escape and revenge quest. Travis Baldree balances supernatural thriller elements with psychological horror undertones throughout.

How We Rank Audiobooks

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