Audiobooks Like Memory Man

Ron McLarty narrates David Baldacci's detective fiction with a weathered authority that suits a protagonist who carries the weight of an extraordinary memory and an impossible loss — his delivery has the controlled tension of someone who knows when to pull back, and at 13 hours the procedural momentum never lets up. With seven shared narrators and all ten recommendations from Baldacci himself or McLarty's catalog, this list is tightly tuned to the same voice and the same register.

10 audiobooks for fans of Memory Man

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    The Guilty cover

    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (77.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.9K)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2015
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    The Escape

    John Puller • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (76.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (62.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (13.3K)
    14h 51m listening time • Released 2014
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  3. 3
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    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.50 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (79.7K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.6K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Forgotten

    John Puller • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.50 ABR Score (81.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (70.2K) ★ 4.56 Audible (11.0K)
    12h 30m listening time • Released 2012
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  5. 5
    The Target cover

    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.50 ABR Score (80.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (66.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (14.3K)
    12h 51m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Whole Truth

    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (49.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.8K)
    11h 22m listening time • Released 2008
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    Hell's Corner cover

    Hell's Corner

    The Camel Club • Book 5

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (49.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.1K)
    14h 23m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Innocent

    Will Robie • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (20.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Audible (20.9K)
    12h 14m listening time • Released 2012
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    A Minute to Midnight cover

    A Minute to Midnight

    Atlee Pine • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (65.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (56.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (8.8K)
    12h 11m listening time • Released 2019
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  10. 10
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    One Good Deed

    Archer • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (69.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (54.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (15.2K)
    11h 41m listening time • Released 2019

    Edoardo Ballerini's gravel-voiced narration makes Archer feel like a hard-boiled detective straight out of noir, turning Baldacci's 1949 mystery into something that crackles with authenticity and danger.

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