Audiobooks Like The Forgotten

Ron McLarty narrates The Forgotten with the kind of workhorse reliability he's brought to David Baldacci's work for years — a steady mid-tenor that keeps the 13-hour military procedural moving without ever calling attention to itself, letting the conspiracy do the atmospheric work. Orlagh Cassidy provides the female-perspective chapters with complementary restraint. Every single recommendation here is a Baldacci title, six share McLarty himself, and all ten run at nearly identical length.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Forgotten

  1. 1
    The Guilty cover

    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.52 ABR Score (77.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.9K)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2015
  2. 2
    The Hit cover

    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.50 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (79.7K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.6K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2013
  3. 3
    The Target cover

    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.50 ABR Score (80.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (66.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (14.3K)
    12h 51m listening time • Released 2014
  4. 4
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    Memory Man

    Amos Decker • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.47 ABR Score (191.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (160.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (31.2K)
    13h 16m listening time • Released 2015
  5. 5
    The Whole Truth cover

    The Whole Truth

    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

    4.39 ABR Score (49.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.8K)
    11h 22m listening time • Released 2008
  6. 6
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    Hell's Corner

    The Camel Club • Book 5

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.38 ABR Score (49.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.1K)
    14h 23m listening time • Released 2010
  7. 7
    The Innocent cover

    The Innocent

    Will Robie • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.53 ABR Score (20.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Audible (20.9K)
    12h 14m listening time • Released 2012
  8. 8
    The Last Mile cover

    The Last Mile

    Amos Decker • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Kyf Brewer

    4.59 ABR Score (127.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (105.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (21.8K)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2016
  9. 9
    A Minute to Midnight cover

    A Minute to Midnight

    Atlee Pine • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer

    4.56 ABR Score (65.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (56.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (8.8K)
    12h 11m listening time • Released 2019
  10. 10
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    One Good Deed

    Archer • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.48 ABR Score (69.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (54.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (15.2K)
    11h 41m listening time • Released 2019

    Edoardo Ballerini's gravel-voiced narration makes Archer feel like a hard-boiled detective straight out of noir, turning Baldacci's 1949 mystery into something that crackles with authenticity and danger.

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