Audiobooks Like The Stranger

If you loved The Stranger by Harlan Coben, 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 George Newbern's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Stranger

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    Tell No One

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Ed Sala

    4.30 ABR Score (197.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (192.7K) ★ 4.35 Audible (4.6K)
    10h 36m listening time • Released 2012
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    Live Wire

    Myron Bolitar • Book 10

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    4.28 ABR Score (54.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (52.4K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2011
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    Fool Me Once

    Detective Roger 'Sami' Kierce • Book 1

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.24 ABR Score (151.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (139.2K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.0K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2016

    January LaVoy's performance elevates this twisty Coben thriller into something genuinely unsettling—her delivery of the unreliable narrator makes you distrust your own ears, which is exactly what the story demands.

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    Gone Before Goodbye

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey

    4.12 ABR Score (129.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (8.1K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms this medical thriller: Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine anchor a multi-narrator performance that makes each perspective feel authentically lived. Coben's twisty plot rewards the immersive audio format.

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    Stay Close

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.08 ABR Score (67.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (62.1K) ★ 4.15 Audible (5.3K)
    11h 8m listening time • Released 2012
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    Six Years

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.06 ABR Score (110.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (99.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (11.4K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2013

    Scott Brick's measured, introspective delivery perfectly captures Jake's slow-burn realization that his most cherished memory is a lie—Coben's twist lands harder when you hear it dawn on him.

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    No Second Chance

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.35 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (45.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.1K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2005

    Scott Brick's gravelly intensity transforms this into a nail-biter—his voice captures Marc's desperation so completely you feel trapped alongside him as Coben's twists keep multiplying.

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    [The Innocent] [By: Harlan Coben] [January, 2009]

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.31 ABR Score (51.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (46.1K) ★ 4.44 Audible (4.9K)
    13h 28m listening time • Released 2005

    Scott Brick transforms this revenge thriller into something genuinely tense and paranoid—his narration mirrors Matt's unraveling as each betrayal lands harder than the last.

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    Missing You

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.31 ABR Score (83.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.3K)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2014

    January LaVoy's performance transforms Coben's twisty mystery into something genuinely haunting, especially as Kat's carefully buried past collides with present danger.

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    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.71 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)
    9h 35m listening time • Released 2022

    George Guidall's gravelly intensity elevates this Mitch Rapp thriller beyond typical spy fiction—he makes every threat feel personal and every betrayal cut deep.

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