Audiobooks Like Missing You

January LaVoy narrates Missing You with a controlled tension in her voice that reflects a detective working through something personal as much as professional — across 12 hours, the romantic-suspense undercurrent keeps the procedural from ever feeling purely mechanical, and LaVoy's delivery holds both registers at once. The Harlan Coben formula relies on this kind of double exposure. Two of these recommendations feature LaVoy herself, nearly all of them stay within Coben's catalog, and the list matches the runtime and the emotionally-charged thriller rhythm.

10 audiobooks for fans of Missing You

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    Fool Me Once

    Detective Roger 'Sami' Kierce • Book 1

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.24 ABR Score (151.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (139.2K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.0K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2016

    January LaVoy's performance elevates this twisty Coben thriller into something genuinely unsettling—her delivery of the unreliable narrator makes you distrust your own ears, which is exactly what the story demands.

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    [The Innocent] [By: Harlan Coben] [January, 2009]

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.31 ABR Score (51.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (46.1K) ★ 4.44 Audible (4.9K)
    13h 28m listening time • Released 2005

    Scott Brick transforms this revenge thriller into something genuinely tense and paranoid—his narration mirrors Matt's unraveling as each betrayal lands harder than the last.

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    Tell No One

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Ed Sala

    4.30 ABR Score (197.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (192.7K) ★ 4.35 Audible (4.6K)
    10h 36m listening time • Released 2012
  4. 4
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    Live Wire

    Myron Bolitar • Book 10

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    4.28 ABR Score (54.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (52.4K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Stranger

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by George Newbern

    4.15 ABR Score (109.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (103.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (6.3K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2015
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    Gone Before Goodbye

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey

    4.12 ABR Score (129.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (8.1K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms this medical thriller: Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine anchor a multi-narrator performance that makes each perspective feel authentically lived. Coben's twisty plot rewards the immersive audio format.

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    Stay Close

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.08 ABR Score (67.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (62.1K) ★ 4.15 Audible (5.3K)
    11h 8m listening time • Released 2012
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    Six Years

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.06 ABR Score (110.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (99.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (11.4K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2013

    Scott Brick's measured, introspective delivery perfectly captures Jake's slow-burn realization that his most cherished memory is a lie—Coben's twist lands harder when you hear it dawn on him.

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    Jar of Hearts

    by Jennifer Hillier

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.41 ABR Score (225.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (220.6K) ★ 4.47 Audible (4.5K)
    10h 43m listening time • Released 2018

    January LaVoy's narration transforms this psychological thriller into a gripping character study—her ability to shift between three distinct perspectives keeps you guessing who to trust until the final reveal.

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    No Second Chance

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.35 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (45.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.1K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2005

    Scott Brick's gravelly intensity transforms this into a nail-biter—his voice captures Marc's desperation so completely you feel trapped alongside him as Coben's twists keep multiplying.

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