Audiobooks Like A Flicker in the Dark

10 audiobooks for fans of A Flicker in the Dark

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   The Twisted Women's Book Club

   by Karin Slaughter, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Sarah Pekkanen, Linwood Barclay, Naomi Hirahara, K.J. Howe, Robert Dugoni, Alison Gaylin, Heather Gudenkauf, Shari Lapena, Clare Mackintosh, Stacy Willingham, January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, Lauren Ezzo, Stephanie Epstein, Jenn Lee, Brittany Pressley, Cindy Kay, Nancy Wu, Nicola F. Delgado, Emily Lawrence, Karen Murray, Adepero Oduye, Daniela Acitelli

   Narrated by January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, full cast

   ★ 3.94 ABR Score (13.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.52 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.24 Audible (5.6K)

   10h 49m listening time • Released 2025

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   All Good People Here

   by Ashley Flowers, Alex Kiester

   Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Karissa Vacker, Ashley Flowers

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (371.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.82 Goodreads (342.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (28.8K)

   10h 35m listening time • Released 2022

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   What Lies in the Woods

   by Kate Alice Marshall

   Narrated by Karissa Vacker

   ★ 4.31 ABR Score (208.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (205.8K) ★ 4.47 Audible (2.7K)

   11h 29m listening time • Released 2023

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   In the Blood

   Terminal List • Book 5

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.86 ABR Score (52.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.49 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (24.7K)

   12h 8m listening time • Released 2022

   Ray Porter's relentless delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost unbearably gripping—his voice makes Reece's obsession feel like your own.

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   The Terminal List

   Terminal List • Book 1

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (132.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (73.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (58.7K)

   12h 3m listening time • Released 2018

   Ray Porter's narration transforms this revenge thriller into something visceral and hypnotic—his measured intensity makes Reece's methodical descent feel inevitable rather than exploitative, anchoring a debut that earned its Barry and Audie Awards.

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   Misery

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Lindsay Crouse

   Both audiobooks deliver intense psychological thrillers centered on obsession and captivity, with narrators who masterfully convey mounting dread and claustrophobia. Crouse's performance mirrors Vacker's skill at drawing listeners into the fractured perspective of protagonists trapped in nightmarish situations.

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (859.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (847.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (11.3K)

   12h 11m listening time • Released 2016

   King's most intimate horror — a writer held captive by his 'number one fan' is a story about creativity, survival, and the dangerous power of an audience.

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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)

   9h 44m listening time • Released 2023

   McFadden's follow-up to The Housemaid doubles down on domestic suspense — more twists, a more complex heroine, and a villain who's genuinely unsettling.

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   Then She Was Gone

   by Lisa Jewell

   Narrated by Helen Duff

   Both audiobooks deliver psychological intensity through unreliable narrators and family secrets that unravel in gripping ways, with Helen Duff's narration matching Karissa Vacker's skill at building tension through intimate, character-driven storytelling. The similar runtime and thriller pacing make for an equally immersive listening experience that keeps you hooked with twists rooted in complex relationships rather than external action.

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)

   10h 12m listening time • Released 2018

   Jewell's missing-girl thriller has one of crime fiction's most shocking reveals — a mother reconnects with a man whose daughter eerily resembles her missing child.

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   The Lincoln Lawyer

   A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1

   by Michael Connelly

   Narrated by Adam Grupper

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (279.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (20.2K)

   11h 36m listening time • Released 2005

   Connelly's Mickey Haller debut is a legal thriller with genuine moral complexity — a defense attorney who operates from the back of a Lincoln Town Car and discovers his client is guilty.

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    None of This is True

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser

    Both psychological thrillers masterfully build tension through unreliable narration and shifting perspectives, creating that same propulsive, twist-laden listening experience that keeps you guessing until the final reveal. The ensemble cast in None of This is True delivers the same atmospheric, character-driven storytelling that makes A Flicker in the Dark so gripping, with equally compelling dual timelines that blur truth and deception.

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.53 Audible (15.4K)

    10h 31m listening time • Released 2023

    Jewell's latest is a true-crime-podcast thriller — a woman who befriends a podcaster becomes the subject of the story, with terrifying consequences.

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