Audiobooks Like Murder Your Employer

Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance divide narration duties on this dark-comedy thriller with a pointed theatrical energy — Harris leans into the absurdist premise while Vance anchors the plot mechanics, and the 14-hour listen benefits from that contrast. Simon Vance carries four of the remaining recommendations, several of which won awards, and the full list shares that combination of satirical intelligence and propulsive plotting.

10 audiobooks for fans of Murder Your Employer

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    Portrait of a Spy

    Gabriel Allon • Book 11

    by Daniel Silva

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.36 ABR Score (36.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (33.3K) ★ 4.4 Audible (3.1K)
    11h 26m listening time • Released 2011

    Simon Vance transforms this espionage thriller into a masterclass in tension, his measured precision perfectly calibrated for Silva's intricate tradecraft sequences. If you've been sleeping on the Gabriel Allon series, this is the entry point that proves why it's become so addictive.

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    Smiley’s People / John Le Carre

    George Smiley • Book 7

    by John le Carré

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.30 ABR Score (42.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (42.4K) ★ 4.81 Audible (89)
    13h 51m listening time • Released 2024
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    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    George Smiley • Book 5

    by John le Carré

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    Simon Vance's masterful narration brings the same sophisticated wit and intricate plotting to le Carré's espionage classic, creating a similarly immersive mystery where every carefully placed detail matters. Both audiobooks reward close listening with layered narratives and morally complex characters navigating shadowy worlds of deception.

    4.25 ABR Score (107.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (106.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (188)
    11h 52m listening time • Released 2024

    Simon Vance's deadpan precision turns le Carré's labyrinthine espionage into something hypnotic—he makes bureaucratic paranoia feel like a thriller, and the slow revelation genuinely devastating.

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    Thirteen Hours

    Benny Griessel • Book 2

    by Deon Meyer

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.08 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.27 Audible (249)
    11h 28m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Secret Pilgrim (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection)

    George Smiley • Book 8

    by John le Carré

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.03 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (37)
    12h 11m listening time • Released 2024
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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Millennium Series • Book 1

    by Stieg Larsson

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.67 ABR Score (3.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (3.5M) ★ 4.56 Audible (42.2K)
    16h 19m listening time • Released 2008

    Larsson's genre-defining trilogy opener introduced Lisbeth Salander — one of fiction's most indelible heroines — in a propulsive blend of family saga, serial killer mystery, and corporate corruption.

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    Savage Son

    Terminal List • Book 3

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.88 ABR Score (65.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (36.5K) ★ 4.87 Audible (28.7K)
    12h 56m listening time • Released 2020

    Ray Porter transforms Carr's revenge thriller into pure adrenaline. His ability to shift between Reece's measured lethality and the chaos around him makes this the best entry in the series yet.

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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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    Only the Dead

    Terminal List • Book 6

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.82 ABR Score (32.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (24.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (8.6K)
    15h 29m listening time • Released 2023

    Ray Porter's gravelly intensity transforms this geopolitical thriller into something that feels alarmingly plausible. By book six, Carr's Reece has earned the kind of narrator who makes conspiracy feel inevitable.

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