Best Thriller Audiobook Series

The best thriller audiobook series ranked by average listener rating — the series that deliver tension and surprises from first book to last.

Thriller series are built for binge listening — once you know the protagonist, every new installment hits faster and harder. This list ranks the best thriller audiobook series by average listener rating across all books, rewarding the series that stay tense and well-plotted from first book to last.

Every series here has at least 3 books in our catalog. Whether you want a complete set for a road trip or an ongoing series worth catching up on, these are the thriller series that audiobook listeners rate most consistently.

1

Terminal List

by Jack Carr

58h 59m total 4 books ★ 4.79 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Terminal List, #2 True Believer, #6 Only the Dead, #7 Red Sky Mourning
2

Millennium Series

by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator

55h 11m total 3 books ★ 4.71 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, #2 The Girl Who Played with Fire, #3 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
3

In Death

by J.D. Robb

92h 4m total 7 books ★ 4.66 avg

Books in series:

#6 Vengeance in Death, #15 Purity in Death, #17 Imitation in Death, #33 New York to Dallas, #35 Delusion in Death, #40 Obsession in Death, #43 Apprentice in Death
4

Mitch Rapp

by Vince Flynn

216h 55m total 18 books ★ 4.62 avg

Books in series:

#1 American Assassin, #2 Kill Shot, #3 Transfer of Power, #4 The Third Option, #5 Separation Of Power, #6 Executive Power, #7 Memorial Day, #8 Consent to Kill, #9 Act of Treason, #10 Protect and Defend, #11 Extreme Measures, #12 Pursuit of Honor +6 more
5

Tier One

by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

61h 2m total 5 books ★ 4.62 avg

Books in series:

#1 Spezialeinheit Tier One, #1 Tier One, #2 War Shadows, #3 Crusader One, #8 Ember
6

Jack Ryan

by Tom Clancy

297h 33m total 11 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 Patriot Games, #2 Red Rabbit, #3 The Hunt for Red October, #3 The Cardinal of the Kremlin, #5 Clear and Present Danger, #6 The Sum of All Fears, #7 Debt of Honor, #8 Executive Orders, #10 Full Force and Effect, #19 Tom Clancy Act of Defiance, #21 Tom Clancy Executive Power
7

The Senator's Wife

by Jen Lyon

37h 21m total 3 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Senator's Wife, #2 Caught Sleeping, #3 Whistleblower
8

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden

31h 12m total 3 books ★ 4.51 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Housemaid, #2 The Housemaid's Secret, #3 The Housemaid Is Watching
9

Power of the Dog

by Don Winslow

72h 40m total 3 books ★ 4.51 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Power of the Dog, #2 The Cartel, #3 The Border
10

Will Robie

by David Baldacci

48h 36m total 4 books ★ 4.51 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Innocent, #2 The Hit, #3 The Target, #4 The Guilty
11

Jack Ryan Universe

by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy

81h 36m total 5 books ★ 4.49 avg

Books in series:

#1 Without Remorse, #27 Tom Clancy's Oath of Office (Jack Ryan), #37 Command and Control, #40 Tom Clancy Defense Protocol, #41 Tom Clancy: Line of Demarcation
12

Orphan X

by Gregg Hurwitz

91h 45m total 7 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#1 Orphan X, #2 The Nowhere Man, #3 Hellbent, #8 The Last Orphan, #9 Lone Wolf, #10 Nemesis, #11 Antihero
13

Scot Harvath

by Brad Thor

242h 22m total 21 books ★ 4.45 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Lions of Lucerne, #2 Path of the Assassin, #3 State of the Union, #4 Blowback, #5 Takedown, #6 The First Commandment, #7 The Last Patriot, #8 The Apostle, #9 Foreign Influence, #10 Full Black, #11 Black List, #12 Hidden Order +9 more
14

Pendergast

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

74h 9m total 5 books ★ 4.44 avg

Books in series:

#1 Relic, #2 Reliquary, #4 Still Life With Crows, #6 Dance of Death, #7 The Book of the Dead
15

Joe Ledger

by Jonathan Maberry

158h 36m total 10 books ★ 4.42 avg

Books in series:

#1 Patient Zero, #2 The Dragon Factory, #3 The King of Plagues, #4 Assassin's Code, #5 Extinction Machine, #6 Code Zero, #7 Predator One, #8 Kill Switch, #9 Dogs of War, Joe Ledger: Secret Missions Volume One and Two
16

Robert Langdon Series

by Dan Brown

58h 17m total 3 books ★ 4.41 avg

Books in series:

#1 Angels & Demons, #2 The Da Vinci Code, #6 The Secret of Secrets
17

Gabriel Allon

by Daniel Silva

219h 47m total 20 books ★ 4.39 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Kill Artist, #2 The English Assassin, #3 The Confessor, #4 A Death in Vienna, #5 Prince of Fire, #6 The Messenger, #7 The Secret Servant, #10 The Rembrandt Affair, #11 Portrait of a Spy, #12 The Fallen Angel, #13 The English Girl, #14 The Heist +8 more
18

Callahan & McLane

by Kendra Elliot

28h 3m total 3 books ★ 4.37 avg

Books in series:

#1 Vanished, #2 Bridged, #3 Spiraled
19

Detective Erika Foster

by Robert Bryndza

38h 19m total 4 books ★ 4.36 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Girl in the Ice, #2 The Night Stalker, #4 Last Breath, #5 Cold Blood
20

Detective D.D. Warren

by Lisa Gardner

86h 16m total 7 books ★ 4.35 avg

Books in series:

#1 Alone, #3 The Neighbor, #4 Live to Tell, #6 Catch Me, #8 Fear Nothing, #9 Find Her, #10 Look For Me
21

Jack Reacher

by Lee Child

357h 28m total 27 books ★ 4.34 avg

Books in series:

#1 Killing Floor, #2 Die Trying, #3 Tripwire, #4 Running Blind, #5 Echo Burning, #6 Without Fail, #9 [One Shot] [by: Lee Child], #10 The Hard Way, #11 Bad Luck and Trouble, #12 Nothing to Lose, #13 Gone Tomorrow, #14 61 Hours +15 more
22

Jack Ryan, Jr.

by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney

157h 39m total 10 books ★ 4.33 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Teeth of the Tiger, #2 Dead or Alive, #3 Locked On, #4 Threat Vector, #5 Command Authority, #6 Tom Clancy's Support and Defend Mark Greaney, #8 Tom Clancy's Under Fire, #10 Tom Clancy's Point of Contact, #18 Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 18), #20 Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity: Jack Ryan, Jr. faces his toughest ever challenge in this seriously tense, action-packed global thriller
23

John Corey

by Nelson DeMille

88h 35m total 5 books ★ 4.32 avg

Books in series:

#1 Plum Island, #2 The Lion's Game, #3 Night Fall, #4 Wild Fire, #7 Radiant Angel
24

Alex Cross

by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

214h 1m total 25 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#1 Along Came a Spider, #1 Ricorda Maggie Rose, #2 Kiss the Girls, #3 Jack & Jill, #4 Cat & Mouse, #5 Pop Goes the Weasel, #6 Roses Are Red, #7 Violets Are Blue, #9 The Big Bad Wolf, #10 London Bridges, #11 Mary, Mary, #13 Double Cross +13 more
25

Harry Bauer Thriller

by Blake Banner

31h 33m total 5 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#1 Dead of Night, #2 Dying Breath, #3 The Einstaat Brief, #4 Quantum Kill, #5 Immortal Hate
26

Sean King & Michelle Maxwell

by David Baldacci

44h 22m total 4 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#1 Split Second, #2 Hour Game, #3 Simple Genius, #3 Simple Genius: King and Maxwell
27

A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel

by Mike Maden

47h 13m total 4 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#3 Tom Clancy Duty and Honor, #5 Tom Clancy Line of Sight, #10 Tom Clancy Flash Point, #11 Tom Clancy Weapons Grade
28

Isaac Bell

by Jack Du Brul, Clive Cussler

137h 12m total 12 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Chase, #2 The Wrecker, #3 The Spy, #4 The Race, #5 The Thief, #7 The Bootlegger, #8 The Assassin, #9 The Gangster, #10 The Cutthroat, #13 The Sea Wolves, #14 The Heist, #15 The Iron Storm
29

Harry Bosch Universe

by Michael Connelly

34h 3m total 3 books ★ 4.25 avg

Books in series:

#7 Blood Work, #9 Void Moon, #12 Chasing the Dime
30

John Wells

by Alex Berenson

118h 7m total 10 books ★ 4.23 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Faithful Spy, #2 The Ghost War, the Silent Man, #2 The Ghost War, #4 The Midnight House, #5 The Secret Soldier (John Wells), #6 The Shadow Patrol, #7 The Night Ranger, #9 Twelve Days, #11 The Prisoner, #12 The Deceivers

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