Audiobooks Like The Alienist

10 audiobooks for fans of The Alienist

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   The Pact

   by Jodi Picoult

   Narrated by George Guidall

   George Guidall's masterful narration brings the same atmospheric intensity to *The Pact* that made *The Alienist* so immersive, while both novels explore dark psychological mysteries anchored by compelling character investigations. Though *The Pact* shifts from historical crime to contemporary tragedy, it maintains that gripping blend of forensic detail and emotional depth that keeps listeners invested across lengthy, complex narratives.

   ★ 4.17 ABR Score (332.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.03 Goodreads (328.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.8K)

   16h 49m listening time • Released 2007

   George Guidall's measured, penetrating narration transforms this gut-wrenching dual tragedy into something unbearably intimate—you're trapped inside the unreliable testimonies of two families torn apart by one devastating night.

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   The Dark Horse

   Walt Longmire • Book 5

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.55 ABR Score (28.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (21.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.1K)

   9h 32m listening time • Released 2009

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   Brimstone

   Pendergast • Book 5

   by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (48.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.15 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (5.1K)

   19h 42m listening time • Released 2011

   Scott Brick turns Preston and Child's diabolical locked-room mystery into pure atmospheric dread—his voice oscillates between clinical precision and creeping unease, making the supernatural feel genuinely inevitable.

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   In the Woods

   Dublin Murder Squad • Book 1

   by Tana French

   Narrated by Steven Crossley

   Both audiobooks blend psychological depth with procedural mystery, featuring morally complex protagonists navigating dark cases in atmospheric settings enhanced by their narrators' ability to convey internal conflict. Steven Crossley's measured delivery complements the same introspective, unsettling tone that makes George Guidall's narration of The Alienist so compelling.

   ★ 3.88 ABR Score (460.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (442.3K) ★ 4.11 Audible (18.3K)

   20h 24m listening time • Released 2007

   French's Dublin Murder Squad debut is as literary as crime fiction gets — an evocative, unreliable narrator investigating a case eerily connected to his own buried past.

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   The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

   by Stuart Turton

   Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

   ★ 3.84 ABR Score (496.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (488.7K) ★ 4.1 Audible (7.6K)

   16h 39m listening time • Released 2026

   Turton's debut is the most inventive locked-room mystery in decades — a man must solve a murder by reliving the same day inside different guests' bodies.

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   The Longmire Defense

   Walt Longmire • Book 19

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (12.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)

   9h 43m listening time • Released 2023

   George Guidall's weathered drawl makes Walt's reckoning with his family's violent legacy feel inevitable and devastating—this is the Longmire series at its moral and emotional peak.

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   As The Crow Flies

   Walt Longmire • Book 8

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (7.1K)

   9h 25m listening time • Released 2012

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   Daughter of the Morning Star

   Walt Longmire • Book 17

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (15.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (3.4K)

   8h 25m listening time • Released 2021

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   Junkyard Dogs

   Walt Longmire • Book 6

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (28.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (21.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.1K)

   7h 33m listening time • Released 2010

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    Land of Wolves

    Walt Longmire • Book 15

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (17.4K ratings)

    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (12.6K) ★ 4.7 Audible (4.8K)

    8h 10m listening time • Released 2019

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