Audiobooks Like The Housemaid's Secret

Lauryn Allman narrates The Housemaid's Secret with a controlled flatness that suits a thriller built on what the narrator withholds — the domestic setting sounds ordinary right up until it doesn't, and the 10-hour runtime is short enough to finish in a day, which is probably intentional. Freida McFadden is the center of gravity here: eight of the ten recommendations are from the same author, making this list a guide to her wider catalog.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Housemaid's Secret

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    The Inmate

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Leslie Howard

    4.39 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.37 Audible (14.9K)
    8h 5m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Intruder

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Joe Hempel, Patricia Santomasso, Tina Wolstencroft

    4.36 ABR Score (374.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (366.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (8.3K)
    8h 19m listening time • Released 2025

    The multiple narrators nail the shifting perspectives in this locked-room thriller, making the unreliable motivations feel immediate and genuinely unsettling. McFadden's twist lands harder when you hear it unfold across different voices.

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    The Ex

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella

    4.24 ABR Score (190.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (184.4K) ★ 4.38 Audible (5.8K)
    8h 33m listening time • Released 2022

    Nicol Zanzarella's dual narration transforms this twisted love triangle into a psychological minefield where you can't trust anyone's version of the truth.

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    The Coworker

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Alyson Krawchuk

    4.06 ABR Score (599.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (596.1K) ★ 4.16 Audible (3.8K)
    8h 12m listening time • Released 2023
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    Never Lie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Leslie Howard

    4.49 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.44 Audible (18.9K)
    7h 20m listening time • Released 2022

    McFadden's addictive thriller follows a woman who discovers her therapist's old case tapes — a propulsive psychological puzzle that rewards binge listening.

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    Dear Debbie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick

    McFadden's signature blend of domestic suspense and unreliable narration returns in Dear Debbie, with multiple narrators intensifying the psychological tension as conflicting perspectives unravel a sinister mystery. The shorter runtime makes for an equally gripping but more propulsive listen that maintains the same unsettling atmosphere.

    4.45 ABR Score (249.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.8K)
    7h 40m listening time • Released 2026

    McFadden's twisted revenge thriller hits different in audio, with three narrators embodying Debbie's unraveling psyche so effectively you'll question every unreliable turn before the final gut-punch lands.

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    Do Not Disturb

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Megan Tusing, Daniel Thomas May

    4.26 ABR Score (382.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (381.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.3K)
    7h 25m listening time • Released 2025

    Megan Tusing and Daniel Thomas May trade off perspectives so seamlessly you won't realize you're being manipulated until the final twist lands—a masterclass in unreliable narration that makes the audio format essential.

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    One by One

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Alyson Krawchuk

    McFadden's signature twist-driven storytelling and unreliable narrators return in this claustrophobic locked-room thriller, delivering the same page-turning tension in a tighter, faster-paced package. Alyson Krawchuk's narration captures the psychological unraveling with sharp intensity, making this ideal for listeners who craved the domestic dread of The Housemaid's Secret but want a more compact listen.

    4.14 ABR Score (474.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (470.9K) ★ 4.22 Audible (3.8K)
    6h 42m listening time • Released 2022

    Alyson Krawchuk's narration transforms this isolated-woods thriller into something genuinely unsettling—her performance makes every paranoid suspicion feel justified, and the twist lands harder because you trusted her voice the whole way.

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    Verity

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon

    Both audiobooks deliver psychological horror through unreliable narrators and domestic settings that conceal dark secrets, with dual narration in Verity intensifying the tension that makes The Housemaid's Secret so gripping. The shorter runtime and rapid plot twists in Hoover's thriller maintain the same page-turning momentum and atmospheric dread that keeps listeners hooked throughout McFadden's narrative.

    4.74 ABR Score (4.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (3.9M) ★ 4.51 Audible (137.0K)
    8h 10m listening time • Released 2019

    The dual narration transforms this psychological thriller into something genuinely unnerving—each narrator pulls you deeper into a twisted conspiracy that rewires everything you thought you knew.

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    Then She Was Gone

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Helen Duff

    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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