Audiobooks Like Cat & Mouse

10 audiobooks for fans of Cat & Mouse

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   Escape

   Billy Harney • Book 3

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)

   8h 53m listening time • Released 2022

   Ballerini's rapid-fire delivery transforms this into a propulsive cat-and-mouse game where you can't tell if Billy or the billionaire is actually winning. Patterson and Ellis keep the twists coming fast enough that you'll blow through all 9 hours in two sittings.

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   The Red Book

   Billy Harney • Book 2

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.9K)

   8h 35m listening time • Released 2021

   Edoardo Ballerini's gravelly delivery cuts through Chicago's corrupt machinery like a blade, making this crime thriller pulse with authentic dread. Patterson and Ellis craft a detective who can't trust anyone, and the audiobook format amplifies that paranoia perfectly.

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   Judge Stone

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Viola Davis

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.63 Goodreads (915) ★ 4.9 Audible (936)

   11h 20m listening time • Released 2026

   Viola Davis narrating a character she co-created with Patterson—a small-town judge wrestling with an impossible case—turns what could be pulp into genuine moral reckoning. Her performance transforms the courtroom into something that feels lived-in and dangerously real.

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   The Black Book

   Billy Harney • Book 1

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (58.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (15.4K)

   10h 18m listening time • Released 2017

   Edoardo Ballerini's delivery cuts through Patterson's twisty Chicago noir like a knife—he nails the cynicism, the tension, and the moral rot underneath every scene.

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   1st To Die

   Women's Murder Club • Book 1

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Suzanne Toren

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (366.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (360.3K) ★ 4.31 Audible (6.5K)

   8h 56m listening time • Released 2001

   Patterson's Women's Murder Club debut is relentlessly paced police procedural — four women in different fields of law enforcement who solve cases together.

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   Guilty Wives

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (40.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (37.5K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.6K)

   10h 21m listening time • Released 2012

   January LaVoy's narration transforms this twisty thriller into a compulsive listen, her sharp delivery cutting between four women's unreliable perspectives to keep you second-guessing everything until the final reveal.

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   Eruption

   by Michael Crichton, James Patterson

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.92 ABR Score (75.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.74 Goodreads (68.1K) ★ 3.99 Audible (7.4K)

   10h 32m listening time • Released 2024

   Scott Brick's precisely calibrated delivery turns what could've been a dense techno-thriller into pure propulsive momentum—you'll burn through this Crichton-Patterson collaboration in one sitting.

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   The Midnight Club / Hide and Seek

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Corey Carthew

   ★ 3.99 ABR Score (696 ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (64) ★ 4.43 Audible (632)

   8h 42m listening time • Released 2020

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   The President's Daughter

   by Bill Clinton, James Patterson

   Narrated by Tony Goldwyn, Fajer Al-Kaisi, James Chen, Jeremy Davidson, Amanda Dolan, Peter Ganim, Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Soneela Nankani

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (62.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (53.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (8.6K)

   14h 21m listening time • Released 2021

   Tony Goldwyn leads an all-star ensemble cast through a propulsive thriller that feels like watching a prestige TV series unfold in your ears. The multiple narrators give each character distinct weight, turning what could be a pulpy premise into genuinely immersive storytelling.

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    The 20th Victim

    Women's Murder Club • Book 20

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)

    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.3K)

    8h 26m listening time • Released 2020

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