Audiobooks Like Culpability

10 audiobooks for fans of Culpability

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   Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

   by Kirsten Miller

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   Both audiobooks deliver intelligent, character-driven mysteries with sharp wit and moral complexity, enhanced by January LaVoy's commanding narration that brings depth to intricate plots. The shared narrator creates a seamless listening experience that will feel immediately familiar to fans of Holsinger's work.

   ★ 4.26 ABR Score (83.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (82.5K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.2K)

   10h 13m listening time • Released 2024

   January LaVoy's narration transforms this razor-sharp satire into pure audio gold, making the Southern dialect and escalating absurdity absolutely irresistible. It's the kind of book that'll have you laughing out loud at the audacity of it all.

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   Good Dirt

   by Charmaine Wilkerson

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   January LaVoy's steady, nuanced narration elevates both mysteries with psychological depth, drawing listeners into morally complex characters grappling with family secrets and the consequences of their choices. The similarly immersive 10+ hour runtime allows Wilkerson's intricate plot to unfold with the same deliberate pacing that makes Holsinger's narrative so compelling.

   ★ 4.15 ABR Score (63.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.98 Goodreads (62.5K) ★ 4.5 Audible (829)

   11h 27m listening time • Released 2025

   January LaVoy's nuanced narration transforms this multigenerational mystery into an intimate family reckoning, where a shattered heirloom becomes the key to understanding decades of silence and survival.

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   Dollbaby

   by Laura Lane McNeal

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   ★ 4.11 ABR Score (18.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.95 Goodreads (16.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.8K)

   11h 12m listening time • Released 2014

   January LaVoy's narration captures the competing voices of 1960s New Orleans with such specificity that the city itself becomes a character—sultry, dangerous, and unforgettable.

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   F*cked Up Fairy Tales

   by Liz Gotauco

   Narrated by Deepti Gupta, Sneha Mathan, Nadia Verde, Lameece Issaq, Dominique Franceschi, Kyla Garcia, Zura Johnson, January LaVoy, Vaneh Assadourian

   ★ 3.71 ABR Score (312 ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (297) ★ 5 Audible (15)

   9h 49m listening time • Released 2025

   A full cast of narrators brings genuine vocal swagger to Gotauco's irreverent fairy tale retellings, making the gossipy asides and dark humor land with comedic precision.

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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   The Road to Tender Hearts

   by Annie Hartnett

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)

   11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Mark Bramhall's warm, weathered voice is perfect for PJ's cross-country redemption quest—you'll believe every heartbreak and laugh alongside this unlikely found family on wheels.

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   When Crickets Cry

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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   Chasing Fireflies

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (44.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.7K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

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    Say Goodbye for Now

    by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Teri Schnaubelt

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (29.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (2.3K)

    9h 41m listening time • Released 2016

    Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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