Audiobooks Like Congo

10 audiobooks for fans of Congo

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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 Wife Between Us

   by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.27 ABR Score (485.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.83 Goodreads (449.7K) ★ 4.28 Audible (35.4K)

   11h 30m listening time • Released 2018

   Julia Whelan's performance transforms this twist-heavy thriller into pure audio gold, shifting between unreliable perspectives so seamlessly you'll second-guess everything you thought you knew.

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   An Anonymous Girl

   by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

   Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.19 ABR Score (201.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.79 Goodreads (182.5K) ★ 4.26 Audible (18.6K)

   11h 40m listening time • Released 2019

   The dual narration catches every twist of psychological manipulation, with Kreinik and Whelan perfectly embodying the predator-prey dynamic that makes this thriller impossible to pause.

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   It's One of Us

   by J.T. Ellison

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.17 ABR Score (48.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.84 Goodreads (47.1K) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.2K)

   11h 38m listening time • Released 2023

   Julia Whelan's narration elevates this twisty thriller about secrets and DNA into something genuinely unsettling—her ability to shift between Olivia's desperation and creeping dread makes the moral reckoning hit harder than it has any right to.

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   I'll Be You

   by Janelle Brown

   Narrated by Julia Whelan, Kate Rudd

   ★ 4.16 ABR Score (22.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.74 Goodreads (19.2K) ★ 4.45 Audible (2.9K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2022

   Julia Whelan and Kate Rudd slip seamlessly between identical twins unraveling dark secrets, making this dual-narrator thriller feel like you're inside their fractured psyche.

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   The Wife Stalker

   by Liv Constantine

   Narrated by Julia Whelan, Meghan Wolf

   ★ 4.06 ABR Score (60.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.72 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.26 Audible (4.1K)

   8h 39m listening time • Released 2020

   Julia Whelan and Meghan Wolf elevate this twisted domestic thriller with perfectly calibrated dual narration—their competing perspectives make you question every word, turning an already devious plot into audiobook gold.

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   Lie to Me

   by J.T. Ellison

   Narrated by Matthew Waterson, Saskia Maarleveld, Sarah Naughton, Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.05 ABR Score (40.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.79 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.22 Audible (3.3K)

   11h 37m listening time • Released 2017

   Multiple narrators nail the shifting perspectives in this domestic thriller, letting you hear each character's deception in their own voice. It's the audio format that makes the gaslighting feel real.

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   Emma in the Night

   by Wendy Walker

   Narrated by Therese Plummer, Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.03 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.71 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.24 Audible (2.9K)

   9h 13m listening time • Released 2017

   The dual narration between Therese Plummer and Julia Whelan captures the unreliable sisters so convincingly you'll second-guess every word they speak, making this psychological thriller feel less like a mystery and more like therapy gone wrong.

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   The Fifth Doctrine

   The Guardian • Book 3

   by Karen Robards

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.42 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (1.1K)

   9h 49m listening time • Released 2019

   Julia Whelan's performance captures Bianca St. Ives' razor-sharp intelligence and moral complexity so perfectly that you'll forget you're listening to a book—you're just watching a master manipulator talk her way through an impossible mission.

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    The Room Next Door

    by Wendy Walker, Full Cast

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Bebe Wood, full cast

    ★ 4.25 ABR Score (22.1K ratings)

    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (11.8K)

    8h 46m listening time • Released 2025

    The full cast narration transforms this twisty thriller into something genuinely cinematic—each voice so distinct you forget you're listening to an audiobook and just get pulled into the mystery.

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