Audiobooks Like The Intruder

The three-narrator setup — Joe Hempel, Patricia Santomasso, Tina Wolstencroft — keeps the perspectives on Freida McFadden's hurricane thriller cleanly separated, and at eight hours the storm-bound motel claustrophobia stays tightly wound. Every single recommendation comes from McFadden's catalog, all running in similar territory and all sharing that same domestic-suspense engine where the threat is domestic and the danger keeps shifting focus.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Intruder

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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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    The Housemaid

    The Housemaid • Book 1

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    4.51 ABR Score (44.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (43.7K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2022

    McFadden's breakout domestic thriller is wickedly addictive — a woman takes a live-in position for a wealthy family and discovers the wife is not who she appears to be.

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    Never Lie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Leslie Howard

    McFadden's signature twist-laden storytelling and unreliable narrators return in Never Lie, delivering the same claustrophobic dread and jaw-dropping reveals that make The Intruder so gripping. Leslie Howard's singular performance creates an intimate, unsettling listening experience that amplifies the psychological tension of this confined-space thriller.

    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

    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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    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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    Do Not Disturb

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Megan Tusing, Daniel Thomas May

    Freida McFadden's signature blend of domestic suspense and shocking plot twists that made The Intruder compelling returns in Do Not Disturb, with the dual narration providing the same immersive, multi-perspective tension. The slightly shorter runtime delivers equally gripping psychological thrills with McFadden's trademark unreliable characters and claustrophobic settings.

    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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    The Ex

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella

    McFadden delivers another gripping psychological thriller with unreliable narration and shocking twists that will keep you guessing until the final reveal, while Zanzarella's commanding performance brings the same tension and dark suspense that made The Intruder so compelling.

    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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    Do You Remember?

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt

    4.21 ABR Score (170.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (165.5K) ★ 4.3 Audible (4.7K)
    7h 12m listening time • Released 2022
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    One by One

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Alyson Krawchuk

    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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    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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