Best Ari Fliakos Audiobooks
Ari Fliakos brings a commanding, intense presence to every audiobook he narrates, with a voice that is deep, controlled, and subtly menacing even when reading the quietest passages. His narration of Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult demonstrates real emotional range — handling the novel's exploration of race and justice with both gravity and tenderness. Fliakos also excels in thriller territory with John Grisham's The Rooster Bar and James Patterson's Private Berlin, where his gruff, no-nonsense delivery drives the plot forward with relentless energy. His reading alongside Nicholas Sparks' Remain shows he can slow down for romance without losing his essential edge. There is a raw, masculine quality to his voice that gives even literary fiction a sense of weight and physicality. Listeners who want a narrator with serious dramatic presence — someone who makes every book feel important and urgent — will find Fliakos deeply satisfying.
Where to Start with Ari Fliakos
- New to Ari Fliakos? Start here → Small Great Things
- What fans keep coming back to → The Rooster Bar
- Short listen, big payoff → Private Berlin
- Highest rated by listeners → King Sorrow
Best Ari Fliakos Audiobooks
- 1
Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson • Book 1
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)More about this pick
Three stellar narrators handle this explosive story of a Black nurse forbidden from touching a white supremacist couple's newborn with devastating emotional precision.
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King Sorrow
by Joe Hill
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Ian Shaw, Kate Mulgrew, Virginia Kull, Dominic Hoffman, Marin Ireland, Tim Sample, Kristen Ariza, Jaime Lamchick, Mike Ortego, Micky Shiloah, Kristen Sieh, Pete Simonelli, Kevin Stillwell, Peter Ganim
★ 4.40 ABR Score (23.5K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
A full cast captures the terror as college student Arthur gets blackmailed into stealing rare books, unleashing something ancient from the library's depths.
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The Nix
by Nathan Hill
Narrated by Ari Fliakos
★ 4.29 ABR Score (98.9K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (87.6K) ★ 4.44 Audible (11.2K)More about this pick
Ari Fliakos navigates Hill's sprawling debut connecting Samuel's abandoned childhood to his mother Faye's 2011 media scandal with remarkable skill.
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Private Berlin
Private • Book 5
by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan
Narrated by January LaVoy, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.15 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (19.7K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Chris Schneider investigates high-profile cases for Private's Berlin office, using secret methods to navigate Europe's most dangerous city with dual narrators capturing the international tension.
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The Rooster Bar
by John Grisham
Narrated by Ari Fliakos
★ 4.06 ABR Score (116.6K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (99.7K) ★ 4.19 Audible (16.9K)More about this pick
Three law students discover their for-profit school is a scam designed to saddle them with debt while ensuring they'll never pass the bar.
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Remain
by Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks
★ 4.02 ABR Score (50.3K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (48.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Architect Tate Donovan discovers he can see earthbound spirits while designing a Cape Cod home, uncovering his family's supernatural legacy after his sister's death.
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A Box Full of Darkness
by Simone St. James
Narrated by Anna Caputo, Saskia Maarleveld, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.00 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (298)More about this pick
Three narrators handle the Esmie siblings' return to their childhood home, drawn back by their missing brother's ghost after eighteen years.
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The Making of Jackson Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #.6)
Mrs. Parrish #0.6
by Liv Constantine, Ari Fliakos, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Scott Brick
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Scott Brick
★ 3.50 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 2.96 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 3.78 Audible (58)More about this pick
Jackson Parrish's villain origin story unfolds as one scandalous act destroys his relationship with his father and costs him everything he valued.