Best Lauryn Allman Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Lauryn Allman — 5 titles spanning Thriller, Fantasy, averaging 4.31 ABR stars.

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Lauryn Allman owns Freida McFadden's Housemaid series, and her narration is a major reason those thrillers became audiobook sensations. Her reading of The Housemaid, The Housemaid's Secret, and The Housemaid Is Watching builds dread with a deceptively calm, measured delivery that makes every twist hit harder. Allman's voice is clear and composed on the surface, with just enough tension underneath to signal that something is very wrong — perfect for domestic thrillers with unreliable narrators. She also shows fantasy range with Holly Black's Ironside, proving she can handle fae courts as well as suburban nightmares. Her pacing is excellent, knowing exactly when to accelerate through revelations and when to let silence do the work. Essential listening for thriller fans.

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    The Housemaid's Secret

    The Housemaid • Book 2

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.2K)
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    Millie's new cleaning job in a luxury penthouse reveals that her mysterious employers harbor secrets as dark as her own hidden past.

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    The Housemaid

    The Housemaid • Book 1

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (44.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (43.7K)
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    When a desperate woman takes a housekeeping job with a seemingly perfect family, the household's dark secrets slowly reveal themselves. Lauryn Allman's narration builds psychological tension as the protagonist realizes her employers aren't what they seem.

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    The Housemaid Is Watching

    The Housemaid • Book 3

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman, Ina Marie Smith

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.44 Audible (14.1K)
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    Former housemaid Millie tries to build a normal suburban life with her family, but nosy neighbors threaten to uncover her violent past.

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    Ironside

    Modern Faerie Tales • Book 3

    by Holly Black

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (49.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (49.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (66)
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    Pixie Kaye must find an impossible faerie who can tell lies to win back her love, Roiben, in this court intrigue finale packed with political maneuvering.

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    The Housemaid's Wedding

    The Housemaid #2.5

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman, Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 3.97 ABR Score (361.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.3 Goodreads (359.3K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.4K)
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    McFadden squeezes maximum chaos into a winter wedding that should have been perfect, with Lauryn Allman capturing the bride's escalating panic as secrets unravel.

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