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A Time for Mercy
Jake Brigance • Book 3
by John Grisham
Narrated by Michael Beck
★ 4.70 ABR Score (118.7K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (98.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (20.3K) -
Code Zero
Joe Ledger • Book 6
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.59 ABR Score (12.2K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.72 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
Bioweapons escaping the world's most secure vault forces Joe Ledger into his most dangerous mission yet. Ray Porter's commanding voice captures the relentless pace as the DMS faces its ultimate nightmare scenario.
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American Assassin
Mitch Rapp • Book 1
by Vince Flynn
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.56 ABR Score (121.8K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (102.1K) ★ 4.53 Audible (19.6K)More about this pick
Guidall's steady delivery suits this origin story of college athlete Mitch Rapp's transformation into a CIA operative seeking Lockerbie revenge.
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The Guilty
Will Robie • Book 4
Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.52 ABR Score (77.0K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.9K)More about this pick
Kyf Brewer and Orlagh Cassidy alternate as Will Robie returns to his Mississippi hometown to investigate murder charges against the father who shaped his deadly skills.
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One Good Deed
Aloysius Archer • Book 1
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.48 ABR Score (69.7K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (54.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (15.2K)More about this pick
Edoardo Ballerini's gravel-voiced narration makes Archer feel like a hard-boiled detective straight out of noir, turning Baldacci's 1949 mystery into something that crackles with authenticity and danger.
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Angels & Demons
Robert Langdon Series • Book 1
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.46 ABR Score (3.4M ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.4M) ★ 4.45 Audible (16.9K)More about this pick
Antimatter stolen from CERN threatens to destroy Vatican City while an ancient secret society resurfaces. Richard Poe keeps the breakneck pace as Langdon races through Rome's hidden passages and symbols.
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Full Black
Scot Harvath • Book 10
by Brad Thor
Narrated by Armand Schultz
★ 4.44 ABR Score (28.0K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (23.7K) ★ 4.5 Audible (4.3K)More about this pick
A black ops mission gone wrong triggers coordinated terrorist attacks designed to collapse America while former Navy SEAL Scot Harvath races against time.
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Origin
Robert Langdon • Book 5
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.39 ABR Score (419.7K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (370.1K) ★ 4.39 Audible (49.6K)More about this pick
Robert Langdon races through Bilbao and Barcelona as a tech billionaire's scientific discovery threatens to upend religious orthodoxy worldwide. Brown weaves art history, technology, and religious controversy into his signature breakneck thriller formula.
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The Simple Truth
Narrated by Jonathan Marosz
★ 4.35 ABR Score (44.6K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (42.4K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Convicted murderer Rufus Harms realizes twenty-five years too late that he's innocent, filing a secret Supreme Court appeal while the real killers hunt him down in this legal thriller.
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Trojan Odyssey
Dirk Pitt® • Book 17
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.32 ABR Score (21.8K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (20.0K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Dirk Pitt discovers he has grown twins while investigating mysterious deaths in the Caribbean, and Scott Brick's familiar voice guides listeners through Cussler's most personal adventure yet.
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Hired to Kill
Nathan McBride • Book 7
by Andrew Peterson
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.32 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.43 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Terror attacks on San Diego and Washington DC specifically target Nathan McBride's family as part of a larger conspiracy involving international sabotage.
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[The Bourne Ultimatum: Jason Bourne Book #3] [By: Ludlum, Robert] [June, 2012]
Jason Bourne • Book 3
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.27 ABR Score (69.0K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (67.5K) ★ 4.41 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Two men receive mysterious telegrams signed 'Jason Bourne' summoning them to witness a killing, but they know it's really from his nemesis Carlos the Jackal.
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Scars
Tier One Origins • Book 1
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.18 ABR Score (811 ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (708) ★ 4.96 Audible (103)More about this pick
Before John Dempsey, there was Navy SEAL Jack Kemper facing Mahmood Bin Jabbar in Iraq and earning his iconic serpentine scar. Porter's intensity perfectly matches this origin story revealing how Dempsey became the Tier One operative fans know.
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The Charlemagne Pursuit
Cotton Malone • Book 4
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.12 ABR Score (24.5K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (22.9K) ★ 4.3 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Cotton Malone investigates his father's death in a classified Antarctic submarine mission, uncovering Cold War secrets buried beneath ice sheets. Scott Brick handles the historical intrigue and family mystery with his trademark precision.
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Reckless
Tracy Whitney • Book 3
by Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.00 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (161)More about this pick
Master thief Tracy Whitney returns from retirement when family threatens force her back into the game one last time. Michael Kramer captures both the high-stakes heist action and emotional stakes.
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Dying Day
Post War Trilogy • Book 3
by Robert Ryan
Narrated by Steven Pacey
★ 3.72 ABR Score (96 ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (87) ★ 3.67 Audible (9)More about this pick
Laura McGill waits on a London street corner with a Colt .32, determined to find her missing sister Diana in post-war Britain's dangerous new landscape.
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It All Falls Down
Nora Watts • Book 2
by Sheena Kamal
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.68 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.4 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 3.92 Audible (12)More about this pick
Nora Watts follows her dead father's trail from the Pacific Northwest to Detroit's ruins, uncovering family secrets that might destroy what's left of her life. The atmospheric tension builds beautifully as past and present collide.
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Wormwood
Wormwood
by J.R. Castor
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 3.46 ABR Score (1 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1)More about this pick
Dan Stone inherits a boiling lake whose miraculous waters heal bodies but breed fiery nightmares that kill in both dream and waking life. Grover Gardner navigates the cosmic horror with appropriate dread.
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