Where to Start with Dick Hill
- New to Dick Hill? Start here → Killing Floor
- What fans keep coming back to → [One Shot] [by: Lee Child]
- Underrated but highly rated → In Danger's Path
- Highest rated by listeners → The Hard Way
- Best narrator–author pairing → Without Fail
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[One Shot] [by: Lee Child]
Jack Reacher • Book 9
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.63 ABR Score (135.6K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (127.1K) ★ 4.7 Audible (8.6K)More about this pick
A sniper kills five random people, but the accused man demands Jack Reacher investigate his case instead of a lawyer. Dick Hill's gravelly delivery matches Reacher's methodical unraveling of what seems like a slam-dunk case.
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The Hard Way
Jack Reacher • Book 10
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.58 ABR Score (104.5K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (95.3K) ★ 4.66 Audible (9.2K)More about this pick
Reacher witnesses a million-dollar ransom drop in Manhattan, then gets recruited by the payer—a shadowy military contractor whose wife and stepdaughter have vanished. Child structures this as a chess match between Reacher and equally dangerous opponents.
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Worth Dying For
Jack Reacher • Book 15
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.54 ABR Score (114.5K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (104.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (9.9K)More about this pick
Reacher stumbles into a Nebraska town controlled by the violent Duncan family, where a decades-old disappearance connects to current brutality. Dick Hill's gruff delivery matches the harsh landscape and moral reckonings in Child's prairie noir.
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In Danger's Path
The Corps • Book 8
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.53 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
General Fleming Pickering leads Pacific OSS operations including two covert Gobi Desert missions, unexpectedly calling his scapegrace pilot son Malcolm to dangerous duty.
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Trunk Music
Harry Bosch • Book 5
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.52 ABR Score (91.4K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (78.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (13.4K)More about this pick
A Hollywood producer found shot in his Rolls-Royce trunk leads Bosch into Vegas mob territory — Dick Hill's gruff delivery matches the hard-boiled investigation perfectly.
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Without Fail
Jack Reacher • Book 6
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.52 ABR Score (129.6K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (119.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (9.8K)More about this pick
Jack Reacher gets recruited to test the Secret Service's security around the Vice President-elect after receiving death threats. Dick Hill returns as Reacher's original voice, tackling this complex thriller about protection, politics, and personal loyalty.
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Under Fire
The Corps • Book 9
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.49 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Captain Ken McCoy's controversial North Korea report gets him booted from the Marines, but bureaucratic punishment won't stop him from fighting the next war on his own terms.
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Close Combat
The Corps • Book 6
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.48 ABR Score (6.4K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.77 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's authoritative voice anchors this WWII Pacific theater epic, capturing both the aerial dogfights and the personal costs of sustained combat operations.
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Retreat, Hell!
The Corps • Book 10
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.48 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Marines push past the 38th parallel while MacArthur and Truman wage their own war back home. Dick Hill captures both battlefield chaos and political maneuvering with veteran expertise.
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Line of Fire
The Corps • Book 5
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.48 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.7K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's gruff delivery perfectly matches this rescue mission to extract trapped Marines from a Japanese-held island. His voice captures both the desperation and determination of the special ops team.
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Bad Luck and Trouble
Jack Reacher • Book 11
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.48 ABR Score (112.5K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (104.5K) ★ 4.5 Audible (8.0K)More about this pick
Someone is systematically hunting Reacher's old army investigation unit, starting with a man dropped from a helicopter over the California desert. The premise hooks immediately, and Hill maintains tension as Reacher reunites with survivors.
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Battleground
The Corps • Book 4
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.48 ABR Score (6.8K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.74 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Griffin chronicles the brutal Pacific theater through multiple Marine perspectives during the Guadalcanal campaign. The sprawling cast of pilots, Coastwatchers, and ground troops creates an immersive war epic.
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Killing Floor
Jack Reacher • Book 1
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.47 ABR Score (376.0K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (353.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (22.4K)More about this pick
Child's drifter Jack Reacher stumbles into Margrave, Georgia on the day of their first murder in decades, becoming the prime suspect in Dick Hill's gripping performance.
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The Last Coyote
Harry Bosch • Book 4
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.46 ABR Score (95.7K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (85.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.9K)More about this pick
Suspended and psychologically mandated into therapy, Harry Bosch finally investigates his mother's decades-old murder case. Dick Hill captures Bosch's self-destructive spiral while pursuing the truth that's haunted his entire life.
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Gone Tomorrow
Jack Reacher • Book 13
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.45 ABR Score (124.2K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (117.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
On a late-night subway, Reacher spots a passenger exhibiting suicide bomber behavior—but when he acts, he uncovers a conspiracy reaching from Afghanistan to Washington D.C. Hill's gruff narration perfectly matches Reacher's methodical investigation into military secrets and government cover-ups.
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Behind the Lines
The Corps • Book 7
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.44 ABR Score (6.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's steady narration anchors this jungle warfare epic, following a renegade Army officer organizing Filipino resistance after the Japanese conquest of the Philippines.
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Call To Arms
The Corps • Book 2
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.44 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's narration transforms Griffin's sprawling military saga into something genuinely gripping—his ability to distinguish dozens of characters keeps you locked in even during the dense procedural stretches.
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Blood Work
Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.43 ABR Score (71.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (9.5K)More about this pick
Retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb investigates his heart donor's murder, discovering the killer specifically chose him as recipient. Dick Hill captures the unique premise's psychological complexity with understated power.
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Valley of Silence
Circle Trilogy • Book 3
by Nora Roberts
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.43 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
The circle of six prepares for final battle against vampire Lilith in the magical land of Geall, completing their time-spanning quest. Dick Hill's steady narration anchors this climactic fantasy romance conclusion.
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Counterattack
The Corps • Book 3
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.42 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (6.1K) ★ 4.69 Audible (2.0K)More about this pick
Griffin chronicles the Marine Corps from Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal's beaches in this sweeping WWII epic. Hill's narration suits the military scope, tracking multiple characters through America's first Pacific counteroffensive.
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Never Go Back
Jack Reacher • Book 18
by Lee Child
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.42 ABR Score (96.0K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (86.2K) ★ 4.49 Audible (9.8K)More about this pick
Reacher finally reaches his old MP unit headquarters only to find the commanding officer he wanted to meet has been arrested for corruption. Dick Hill's gravelly delivery suits this tale of military conspiracy and personal betrayal.
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Semper Fi
The Corps • Book 1
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.42 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (10.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's narration transforms this sprawling Marine Corps saga into something genuinely immersive—his voice work across dozens of characters anchors you in the chaos between Pearl Harbor and the Pacific theater. Griffin's gift for weaving personal stakes into historical sweep lands harder when you're hearing it spoken aloud.
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Dragonsdawn
Pern • Book 9
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.42 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (41.7K) ★ 4.75 Audible (2.7K)More about this pick
Watch humanity's first colonists genetically engineer dragons to save their new world from deadly spores falling from space. This origin story explains how Pern's dragon-rider culture began.
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The Masterharper of Pern
Pern • Book 14
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.41 ABR Score (27.2K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (25.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Dick Hill's warm narration suits this origin story of Robinton, Pern's greatest Harper, born to musically gifted parents whose relationship couldn't survive his father's jealousy.
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