Audiobooks Like Ariadne

Barrie Kreinik narrates Jennifer Saint's mythological retelling with a voice that keeps the tragedy from becoming merely decorative — at 12 hours, the feminist reframing of Greek myth is given enough room to develop Ariadne as someone whose choices matter, not just as the woman beside a hero. The recs are all highly rated historical fiction drawn from the same tradition of stories that take women's interiority seriously, and the list sustains that quality throughout.

10 audiobooks for fans of Ariadne

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    Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure cover

    Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure

    Constable Evan Mystery

    by Rhys Bowen

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (27.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)
    12h 2m listening time • Released 2025
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    The Sunflower House

    by Adriana Allegri

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford, Saskia Maarleveld

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (19.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (405)
    11h 35m listening time • Released 2024
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    The Paris Assignment

    Constable Evan Mystery

    by Rhys Bowen

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (24.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (24.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (528)
    11h 17m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Venice Sketchbook

    Constable Evan Mystery

    by Rhys Bowen

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (82.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.2K)
    11h 55m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Riviera House

    by Natasha Lester

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (14.6K) ★ 4.54 Audible (1.1K)
    14h 35m listening time • Released 2021
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    A Well-Behaved Woman

    by Therese Anne Fowler

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.09 ABR Score (24.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (24.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (772)
    14h 19m listening time • Released 2018
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    Code Name Hélène

    by Ariel Lawhon

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (90.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (82.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (7.8K)
    17h 17m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Paris Dressmaker

    by Kristy Cambron

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.14 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.5K)
    12h 27m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Italian Ballerina cover

    The Italian Ballerina

    by Kristy Cambron

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (286)
    10h 18m listening time • Released 2022
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    Finding Margaret Fuller

    by Allison Pataki

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (11.7K) ★ 4.5 Audible (363)
    13h 22m listening time • Released 2024
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