Audiobooks Like The Secret

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If you loved The Secret by Lee Child, 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 Scott Brick's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Secret

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    Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 18)

    Jack Ryan, Jr. • Book 18

    by M.P. Woodward

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.49 BLT Score (7.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (6.1K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.1K)
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    Scott Brick's gravelly intensity turns this geopolitical thriller into pure adrenaline, especially once Jack's helicopter goes down and the real game begins. Woodward knows how to pace a modern spy novel, and Brick delivers every twist with the weight it deserves.

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    Dear Debbie

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick

    4.45 BLT Score (249.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.8K)
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    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 Race

    Isaac Bell • Book 4

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.28 BLT Score (10.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (8.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.5K)
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    The Assassin

    Isaac Bell • Book 8

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.28 BLT Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (6.3K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.3K)
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    The Thief

    Isaac Bell • Book 5

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.25 BLT Score (9.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.0K)
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    The Gangster

    Isaac Bell • Book 9

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.23 BLT Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.46 Audible (2.4K)
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    Scott Brick transforms this 1906 crime thriller into a masterclass in tension, his crisp delivery perfectly matching Bell's methodical detective work as layers of conspiracy unfold. It's the Isaac Bell series firing on all cylinders.

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    The Next Mrs. Parrish

    Mrs. Parrish • Book 2

    by Liv Constantine

    Narrated by Raquel Beattie, Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Erin Bennett

    4.21 BLT Score (118.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (115.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (2.8K)
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    The ensemble cast transforms this revenge thriller into pure audio theater—each narrator nails their character's voice so distinctly that you forget you're listening to a book.

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    Radiant Angel

    John Corey • Book 7

    by Nelson DeMille

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.20 BLT Score (26.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (21.7K) ★ 4.33 Audible (5.0K)
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    Pacific Vortex!

    Dirk Pitt® • Book 1

    by Clive Cussler, Michael Pritchard

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.17 BLT Score (26.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (25.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (749)
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    Cold Storage

    Revival • Book 2

    by Michael C. Grumley

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.16 BLT Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.58 Audible (164)
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    Scott Brick's relentless delivery powers this high-concept thriller about a revived soldier hunted for deadly secrets—his vocal intensity makes the paranoia feel claustrophobic even through headphones.

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