Audiobooks Like Make Me

Dick Hill delivers Jack Reacher's voice as a flat, controlled instrument — Make Me's fourteen hours move through Kansas farmland and dark internet conspiracy at a pace that never strains, Hill's narration keeping the violence low-temperature even when the material escalates. Every recommendation here features Hill at the microphone, built around that same cool, undecorated delivery in thrillers where protagonists solve problems with economy and without panic.

10 audiobooks for fans of Make Me

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    First Thrills

    First Thrills • Book 1

    by Lee Child, Bill Cameron, Marc Paoletti, Kelli Stanley, CJ Lyons, Rebecca Cantrell, J.T. Ellison, Karen Dionne, Grant McKenzie, Rip Gerber, Cynthia Robinson, Daniel Palmer, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Jim Bond, Nick Podehl, Luke Daniels, Joyce Bean, Dick Hill

    3.63 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.58 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 3.49 Audible (131)
    12h 3m listening time • Released 2010
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    Blood Work

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.44 ABR Score (71.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (9.5K)
    12h 41m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's measured, deliberate narration transforms this redemption-through-obsession thriller into something more introspective than you'd expect—a retired FBI profiler hunting his heart donor's killer becomes a meditation on second chances and what we owe strangers.

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    Hired to Kill

    Nathan McBride • Book 7

    by Andrew Peterson

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.32 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.43 Audible (1.6K)
    12h 52m listening time • Released 2018

    Dick Hill's gravelly intensity makes Nathan McBride's relentless pursuit feel visceral and personal—this seventh installment hits harder because you're hearing the rage, not just reading it.

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    Reliquary

    Pendergast • Book 2

    by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    Dick Hill's commanding narration brings the same propulsive energy to this atmospheric mystery, delivering a gripping page-turner with complex protagonists navigating danger in richly detailed settings. Both audiobooks offer that immersive, cinematic quality that makes their extended runtimes fly by.

    4.29 ABR Score (59.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (50.8K) ★ 4.35 Audible (8.2K)
    13h 48m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's narration transforms this underground thriller into pure atmosphere—his voice drops into the tunnels with you, making the claustrophobia and dread feel genuinely inescapable.

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    Last Light

    Restoration • Book 1

    by Terri Blackstock

    Narrated by Susie Breck, Dick Hill

    4.27 ABR Score (14.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (13.9K) ★ 4.43 Audible (950)
    11h 17m listening time • Released 2005

    Breck and Hill anchor this apocalyptic thriller with dual narration that captures both the intimate family drama and creeping dread as a blackout strips away civilization's veneer. A genuinely unsettling premise about who you can trust when everything collapses.

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    Pushing Brilliance

    Kyle Achilles • Book 1

    by Tim Tigner

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    The shared narration by Dick Hill delivers the same crisp, propulsive pacing that makes *Make Me* so gripping, while *Pushing Brilliance* matches its high-stakes mystery with equally intelligent protagonists unraveling complex conspiracies. Both audiobooks offer the same immersive 14-hour listening experience, balancing relentless momentum with intricate plotting that rewards close attention.

    4.23 ABR Score (15.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (12.7K) ★ 4.32 Audible (3.2K)
    13h 54m listening time • Released 2016

    Dick Hill's measured intensity perfectly anchors this globe-trotting conspiracy thriller—he makes every plot twist land harder and every false lead sting sharper, turning what could be mere genre fun into genuinely gripping listening.

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    The Murderers

    Badge of Honor • Book 6

    by W.E.B. Griffin

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.14 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.49 Audible (328)
    15h 24m listening time • Released 2013

    Dick Hill's narration transforms this sprawling police procedural into pure immersion—his ability to slip between corrupt cops, mobsters, and brass makes you forget you're listening and feel like you're inside the Philadelphia PD's most dangerous case.

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    Covert Warriors

    Presidential Agent • Book 7

    by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.11 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.3K)
    12h 33m listening time • Released 2011
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    Flash

    by Tim Tigner

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.10 ABR Score (10.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.19 Audible (2.9K)
    12h 19m listening time • Released 2015

    Dick Hill's narration transforms this amnesia thriller into a gripping cat-and-mouse game where you're as disoriented as the protagonists, making the mystery genuinely impossible to solve ahead of time.

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    The Malacca Conspiracy

    Navy Justice • Book 5

    by Don Brown

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    3.89 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.27 Audible (91)
    12h 36m listening time • Released 2010

    Dick Hill's gravelly command keeps this geopolitical thriller razor-sharp across 12+ hours—he's perfectly calibrated for Brown's taut, high-stakes pacing and makes the naval procedural details genuinely gripping.

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