Audiobooks Like Pop Goes the Weasel

10 audiobooks for fans of Pop Goes the Weasel

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   Escape

   Billy Harney • Book 3

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)

   8h 53m listening time • Released 2022

   Ballerini's rapid-fire delivery transforms this into a propulsive cat-and-mouse game where you can't tell if Billy or the billionaire is actually winning. Patterson and Ellis keep the twists coming fast enough that you'll blow through all 9 hours in two sittings.

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   The Red Book

   Billy Harney • Book 2

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.54 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.9K)

   8h 35m listening time • Released 2021

   Edoardo Ballerini's gravelly delivery cuts through Chicago's corrupt machinery like a blade, making this crime thriller pulse with authentic dread. Patterson and Ellis craft a detective who can't trust anyone, and the audiobook format amplifies that paranoia perfectly.

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   Judge Stone

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Viola Davis

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.63 Goodreads (915) ★ 4.9 Audible (936)

   11h 20m listening time • Released 2026

   Viola Davis narrating a character she co-created with Patterson—a small-town judge wrestling with an impossible case—turns what could be pulp into genuine moral reckoning. Her performance transforms the courtroom into something that feels lived-in and dangerously real.

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   The Black Book

   Billy Harney • Book 1

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (58.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (15.4K)

   10h 18m listening time • Released 2017

   Edoardo Ballerini's delivery cuts through Patterson's twisty Chicago noir like a knife—he nails the cynicism, the tension, and the moral rot underneath every scene.

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   The 20th Victim

   Women's Murder Club • Book 20

   by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.3K)

   8h 26m listening time • Released 2020

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   22 Seconds

   Women's Murder Club • Book 22

   by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   Patterson's signature fast-paced thriller style returns in *22 Seconds*, delivering the same propulsive narrative tension and detective-driven mystery that made *Pop Goes the Weasel* compelling, while the shorter runtime offers an equally gripping experience without sacrificing the intricate plotting his listeners expect.

   ★ 4.39 ABR Score (42.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.11 Goodreads (38.9K) ★ 4.54 Audible (3.2K)

   8h 16m listening time • Released 2022

   January LaVoy brings razor-sharp intensity to this Women's Murder Club installment, cutting through Patterson's signature twists with a narrator who sounds genuinely cornered. If you've stayed with the series, this one finally delivers the high stakes it's been building toward.

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   1st To Die

   Women's Murder Club • Book 1

   by James Patterson

   Narrated by Suzanne Toren

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (366.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (360.3K) ★ 4.31 Audible (6.5K)

   8h 56m listening time • Released 2001

   Patterson's Women's Murder Club debut is relentlessly paced police procedural — four women in different fields of law enforcement who solve cases together.

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   Guilty Wives

   by James Patterson, David Ellis

   Narrated by January LaVoy

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (40.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (37.5K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.6K)

   10h 21m listening time • Released 2012

   January LaVoy's narration transforms this twisty thriller into a compulsive listen, her sharp delivery cutting between four women's unreliable perspectives to keep you second-guessing everything until the final reveal.

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   Private Berlin

   Private • Book 5

   by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan

   Narrated by January LaVoy, Ari Fliakos

   ★ 4.16 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.98 Goodreads (19.7K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.6K)

   8h 2m listening time • Released 2013

   LaVoy and Fliakos trade off protagonists with such distinct energy that the dual investigation feels like two thrillers colliding—you'll forget you're listening to a split narration.

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    The Girl in the Castle

    by James Patterson, Emily Raymond

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 3.97 ABR Score (11.9K ratings)

    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (11.9K)

    8h 13m listening time • Released 2022

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