Best Peter Giles Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Peter Giles — 9 titles spanning Mystery, Thriller, averaging 4.51 ABR stars.

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Peter Giles is an audiobook narrator closely associated with Michael Connelly's Mickey Haller series, having narrated Angels Flight, The Brass Verdict, The Reversal, The Fifth Witness, The Gods of Guilt, and The Law of Innocence. Giles gives Connelly's defense attorney protagonist a voice distinct from Harry Bosch — more urbane and morally slippery, befitting a character who defends the guilty as well as the innocent. The Lincoln Lawyer books require a narrator who can balance Haller's courtroom confidence with the ethical ambiguities he navigates, and Giles manages this with evident skill. His narration of The Scarecrow, a thriller featuring a different Connelly protagonist, shows his flexibility within the author's world. Giles' voice has a Los Angeles quality — confident, slightly world-weary, comfortable in both the courthouse and the street — that suits Connelly's city-specific fiction. He has become the audio identity of the Haller series for its dedicated readership.

Where to Start with Peter Giles

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)
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    Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.

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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
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    Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.

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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)
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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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    The Reversal

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.50 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)
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    Defense attorney Mickey Haller switches sides to prosecute the retrial of a convicted child killer freed by DNA evidence, partnering with Harry Bosch to prove the man's still guilty. Connelly expertly explores both sides of the criminal justice system.

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    The Gods of Guilt

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)
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    Mickey Haller's former prostitute client turns up murdered, dragging him into his most personal case yet. The Lincoln Lawyer series hits its emotional peak with this tale of guilt and redemption.

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    The Brass Verdict

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.48 ABR Score (109.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (99.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.0K)
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    Mickey Haller inherits a murdered lawyer's caseload, including defending a Hollywood executive accused of double murder. Peter Giles captures both the legal maneuvering and street-smart attitude.

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    The Fifth Witness

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.41 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)
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    Mickey Haller defends a foreclosure client accused of murdering her banker in a case where the evidence seems ironclad. Peter Giles captures the desperation of families losing their homes.

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    Angels Flight

    Harry Bosch • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.30 ABR Score (72.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (69.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (2.2K)
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    A civil rights lawyer's murder on LA's historic trolley ignites racial tensions throughout the city in this explosive Bosch case.

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    The Scarecrow

    Jack McEvoy • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)
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    Reporter Jack McEvoy's final assignment uncovers a serial killer targeting data theft victims across multiple states. Giles maintains journalistic urgency as the investigation reveals connections to Jack's past nemesis.

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