Audiobooks Like Elizabeth Is Missing

Davina Porter narrates Elizabeth Is Missing with a fragility that makes the dementia unreliable narrator technique genuinely affecting — the confusion and the flashes of clarity both register as human and specific rather than symptomatic, and the 11-hour runtime holds the dual timeline together through the quality of her attention. All ten recommendations also feature Porter's narration, most match that runtime, and several involve similarly atmospheric, psychologically layered mysteries where the narrator's voice is doing as much interpretive work as the prose.

10 audiobooks for fans of Elizabeth Is Missing

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    When Maidens Mourn

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 7

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.42 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.2K)
    10h 18m listening time • Released 2012

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this Regency mystery into something immersive and propulsive, capturing both the psychological tension and the genuine affection between Sebastian and Hero as they investigate a murder that hits painfully close to home.

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    Who Speaks for the Damned

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 15

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.42 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 4.76 Audible (696)
    9h 55m listening time • Released 2020

    Davina Porter's nuanced narration transforms this intricate historical mystery into something genuinely unputdownable—she captures St. Cyr's sharp intellect and moral complexity with perfect restraint.

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    Where Shadows Dance

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 6

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.41 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (9.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.4K)
    9h 25m listening time • Released 2011

    Davina Porter's crisp, commanding narration anchors this intricate Regency murder mystery—she makes Sebastian St. Cyr's investigation through dangerous diplomatic circles genuinely tense and propulsive.

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    Where Serpents Sleep

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 4

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    Davina Porter's superb narration brings the same atmospheric tension to this historical mystery that made *Elizabeth Is Missing* so compelling, while both audiobooks explore the psychological depths of characters haunted by unsolved disappearances and fragmented memories.

    4.40 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.3K)
    9h 59m listening time • Released 2015

    Davina Porter's crisp, layered performance elevates this Regency murder mystery into something darker and more psychologically complex than the genre typically allows. Sebastian St. Cyr and Hero Jarvis crackle with genuine tension.

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    What Darkness Brings

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 8

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.39 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.0K)
    11h 10m listening time • Released 2013

    Davina Porter's measured, atmospheric narration transforms this Regency-era mystery into something genuinely haunting—she captures Sebastian's emotional exhaustion while keeping the intricate plot razor-sharp across 11 hours.

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    When Gods Die

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 2

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.26 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (11.9K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.5K)
    10h 9m listening time • Released 2015
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    The Face of a Stranger

    William Monk • Book 1

    by Anne Perry

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.07 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.36 Audible (2.1K)
    13h 18m listening time • Released 2009
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    Callander Square

    Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 2

    by Anne Perry

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.02 ABR Score (14.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (13.1K) ★ 4.41 Audible (1.2K)
    9h 44m listening time • Released 2005

    Davina Porter's crisp, knowing narration transforms Charlotte Pitt into a heroine you root for instantly—a Victorian woman dismantling her own world's secrets with quiet determination.

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    The Cater Street Hangman

    Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 1

    by Anne Perry

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.99 ABR Score (24.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (22.4K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.8K)
    10h 3m listening time • Released 2009
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    Who Buries the Dead

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 10

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.40 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (7.0K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.0K)
    10h 32m listening time • Released 2015

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