Audiobooks Like The Fifth Witness

If you loved The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Peter Giles's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Fifth Witness

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    Angels Flight

    Harry Bosch • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.31 ABR Score (72.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (69.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (2.2K)
    12h 53m listening time • Released 2018
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    The Scarecrow cover

    The Scarecrow

    Jack McEvoy • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)
    11h 15m listening time • Released 2009
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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    4.81 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    Trunk Music

    Harry Bosch • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.53 ABR Score (91.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (78.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (13.4K)
    12h 41m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's gravelly narration cuts through the moral murk of this Vegas-soaked murder case like a knife—he IS Bosch's dogged obsession, making the 12+ hours feel essential rather than indulgent.

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    The Last Coyote

    Harry Bosch • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.47 ABR Score (95.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (85.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.9K)
    13h 26m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's gravelly, world-weary voice is the perfect match for Bosch at his most damaged—suspended, drinking, and finally confronting the unsolved murder that's haunted him since childhood. This is noir audiobook perfection.

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    The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series)

    Harry Bosch #1-3 • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.42 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (11.8K)
    14h 26m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's gravelly, world-weary performance makes these three crime novels feel like a veteran detective confessing directly to you. Connelly's Los Angeles obsession paired with Hill's narration creates something rare: a procedural that's genuinely hard to stop listening to.

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    The Closers

    Harry Bosch • Book 11

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Len Cariou

    4.40 ABR Score (70.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (63.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (6.6K)
    12h 13m listening time • Released 2005
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    City of Bones

    Harry Bosch • Book 8

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez

    4.35 ABR Score (73.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (64.5K) ★ 4.49 Audible (8.7K)
    11h 10m listening time • Released 2002
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    The Black Ice cover

    The Black Ice

    Harry Bosch • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.35 ABR Score (108.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (95.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (13.0K)
    11h 38m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's gravelly, world-weary narration makes Harry Bosch's obsessive hunt for truth feel like a personal vendetta. This is the procedural that proved Connelly could sustain a series.

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    The Black Echo cover

    The Black Echo

    Harry Bosch • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.29 ABR Score (235.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (217.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (18.0K)
    13h 49m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's gravel-voiced narration makes Bosch's obsessive hunt feel like a personal vendetta unfolding in real time. This is the detective novel that won three major awards and launched one of crime fiction's greatest series for good reason.

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