Audiobooks Like The Girl on the Train

10 audiobooks for fans of The Girl on the Train

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   None of This is True

   by Lisa Jewell

   Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser

   Both audiobooks feature unreliable narrators navigating twisted psychological mysteries, and Louise Brealey's return in the ensemble cast delivers the same immersive, multi-perspective storytelling that makes The Girl on the Train so gripping. The matching runtime and intricate narrative structure create an equally addictive listening experience that keeps you questioning what's real.

   ★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.53 Audible (15.4K)

   10h 31m listening time • Released 2023

   Jewell's latest is a true-crime-podcast thriller — a woman who befriends a podcaster becomes the subject of the story, with terrifying consequences.

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   Into the Water

   by Paula Hawkins

   Narrated by Laura Aikman, Sophie Aldred, Rachel Bavidge, Daniel Weyman, Imogen Church

   ★ 3.92 ABR Score (435.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.59 Goodreads (421.9K) ★ 3.98 Audible (13.9K)

   11h 32m listening time • Released 2017

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   The Blue Hour

   by Paula Hawkins

   Narrated by Gemma Whelan, Paula Hawkins

   ★ 3.68 ABR Score (77.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.26 Goodreads (77.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7)

   10h 17m listening time • Released 2024

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   The Maidens by Michaelides, Alex

   by Alex Michaelides, Unknown Author

   Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Louise Brealey

   ★ 4.15 ABR Score (459.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.61 Goodreads (449.2K) ★ 4.33 Audible (9.9K)

   9h 19m listening time • Released 2021

   Holdbrook-Smith and Brealey's dual narration transforms this psychological thriller into a cat-and-mouse game that'll have you second-guessing every character's motive until the final twist lands.

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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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   Misery

   by Stephen King

   Narrated by Lindsay Crouse

   Both novels grip listeners with unreliable narrators and claustrophobic tension, trapping protagonists in nightmarish situations where psychological terror escalates alongside physical danger. Lindsay Crouse's narration captures the same unsettling intimacy as the multiple perspectives in The Girl on the Train, making the audiobook experience intensely immersive and difficult to pause.

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (859.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (847.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (11.3K)

   12h 11m listening time • Released 2016

   King's most intimate horror — a writer held captive by his 'number one fan' is a story about creativity, survival, and the dangerous power of an audience.

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   The Housemaid's Secret

   The Housemaid • Book 2

   by Freida McFadden

   Narrated by Lauryn Allman

   ★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.2K)

   9h 44m listening time • Released 2023

   McFadden's follow-up to The Housemaid doubles down on domestic suspense — more twists, a more complex heroine, and a villain who's genuinely unsettling.

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   Then She Was Gone

   by Lisa Jewell

   Narrated by Helen Duff

   Both novels deliver gripping psychological thrillers narrated by skilled British voice actors that draw listeners into unreliable perspectives and fragmented timelines to uncover dark secrets. Then She Was Gone shares the same propulsive tension and intimate character study that made The Girl on the Train so compelling, though with a tighter narrative structure that makes for equally addictive listening.

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)

   10h 12m listening time • Released 2018

   Jewell's missing-girl thriller has one of crime fiction's most shocking reveals — a mother reconnects with a man whose daughter eerily resembles her missing child.

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   Sharp Objects

   by Gillian Flynn

   Narrated by Ann Marie Lee

   Sharp Objects delivers the same unreliable narrator tension and psychological unraveling as The Girl on the Train, with a similarly immersive audiobook experience that benefits from a skilled solo narrator guiding you through a dark, twisted mystery.

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.44 Audible (41.9K)

   9h 34m listening time • Released 2006

   Flynn's debut announced one of crime fiction's sharpest voices — a journalist returns to her hometown to cover a murder and confronts wounds that never healed.

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    The Family Upstairs

    The Family Upstairs • Book 1

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dominic Thorburn

    The Family Upstairs delivers the same propulsive psychological tension and unreliable narrative perspective that made The Girl on the Train so gripping, while its ensemble cast of narrators creates an equally immersive listening experience that keeps you questioning what's really true. Both thrillers excel at weaving together fragmented timelines and multiple viewpoints to slowly reveal a dark family secret.

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (589.7K ratings)

    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (574.9K) ★ 4.46 Audible (14.8K)

    9h 36m listening time • Released 2019

    Jewell's cult-thriller slowly reveals how a normal London family became entangled with a charismatic stranger — built on dread, masterfully paced.

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