Audiobooks Like Misery

10 audiobooks for fans of Misery

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   The Institute

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Santino Fontana

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (397.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (347.4K) ★ 4.63 Audible (50.4K)

   18h 59m listening time • Released 2019

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   Billy Summers

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Paul Sparks

   ★ 4.66 ABR Score (229.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (195.3K) ★ 4.66 Audible (33.9K)

   16h 57m listening time • Released 2021

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   The Outsider

   Holly Gibney • Book 1

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Will Patton

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (451.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.02 Goodreads (386.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (64.6K)

   18h 41m listening time • Released 2018

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   In the Blood

   Terminal List • Book 5

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.86 ABR Score (52.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.49 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (24.7K)

   12h 8m listening time • Released 2022

   Ray Porter's relentless delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost unbearably gripping—his voice makes Reece's obsession feel like your own.

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   The Devil's Hand

   Terminal List • Book 4

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (53.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (22.0K)

   14h 37m listening time • Released 2021

   Ray Porter's gravelly delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost hypnotic—he makes every tactical detail and moral compromise feel inevitable, turning a sprawling post-9/11 reckoning into pure momentum.

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   Then She Was Gone

   by Lisa Jewell

   Narrated by Helen Duff

   Both audiobooks deliver psychological intensity through unreliable narratives and obsessive characters, with narrators who masterfully convey the mounting tension of captivity and hidden truths. The similarly brisk pacing and intimate first-person perspectives create that same page-turning urgency, making the 10-hour runtime feel just as immersive as Misery's 12 hours.

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)

   10h 12m listening time • Released 2018

   Jewell's missing-girl thriller has one of crime fiction's most shocking reveals — a mother reconnects with a man whose daughter eerily resembles her missing child.

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   The Lincoln Lawyer

   A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1

   by Michael Connelly

   Narrated by Adam Grupper

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (279.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (20.2K)

   11h 36m listening time • Released 2005

   Connelly's Mickey Haller debut is a legal thriller with genuine moral complexity — a defense attorney who operates from the back of a Lincoln Town Car and discovers his client is guilty.

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   Prodigal Son

   Orphan X • Book 6

   by Gregg Hurwitz

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (22.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (17.7K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.2K)

   14h 15m listening time • Released 2021

   Scott Brick's narration transforms this spy thriller into something addictive—his measured intensity makes every revelation land harder, and the character work hits deeper than typical action fare.

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   Lone Wolf

   Orphan X • Book 9

   by Gregg Hurwitz

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (16.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (13.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.9K)

   13h 31m listening time • Released 2024

   Scott Brick's delivery transforms this ninth Orphan X into a masterclass in restraint—his measured intensity makes Evan's calculated violence feel inevitable rather than gratuitous, elevating what could be pulp into genuine suspense.

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    None of This is True

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser

    Both audiobooks deliver intense psychological suspense centered on obsessive relationships and the blurred line between reality and fiction, enhanced by their skilled narration that draws listeners deep into morally ambiguous scenarios. The dual-perspective storytelling in None of This Is True echoes the claustrophobic tension of Misery, while its ensemble cast performance adds a dynamic layer to the 11-hour listening experience.

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.53 Audible (15.4K)

    10h 31m listening time • Released 2023

    Jewell's latest is a true-crime-podcast thriller — a woman who befriends a podcaster becomes the subject of the story, with terrifying consequences.

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