Audiobooks Like The Woman in Cabin 10

Imogen Church narrates this 11-hour locked-room thriller with an unreliable urgency — her voice never quite settles into certainty, which is exactly what the format requires, and the instability extends the claustrophobia of the ship setting into the listen itself. She returns for six of the recommendations, and four are also Ruth Ware titles, so if you want to stay inside this particular combination of narrator and author — where Church's vocal instability has become part of Ware's own brand of atmospheric suspense — the list starts there.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Woman in Cabin 10

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    In a Dark, Dark Wood

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    Ruth Ware's mastery of isolated, claustrophobic settings and unreliable narration returns in this equally gripping mystery, with Imogen Church's compelling voice drawing you deeper into another web of suspicion and secrets. The same atmospheric tension and psychological unraveling that made Cabin 10 compelling carries through here, offering a slightly shorter but equally immersive listening experience.

    4.19 ABR Score (416.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (402.8K) ★ 4.3 Audible (13.6K)
    9h 41m listening time • Released 2015

    Ware's debut is a hen-weekend thriller that starts as social comedy and turns genuinely terrifying — a woman attends a party and wakes up with no memory of what happened.

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    The Turn of the Key

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.36 ABR Score (346.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (331.7K) ★ 4.44 Audible (15.1K)
    12h 13m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Lying Game

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    3.99 ABR Score (223.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.52 Goodreads (216.7K) ★ 4.2 Audible (7.1K)
    13h 39m listening time • Released 2017
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    Zero Days

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    3.74 ABR Score (130.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.63 Goodreads (129.5K) ★ 3.82 Audible (1.1K)
    14h 10m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Hunting Party

    by Lucy Foley

    Narrated by Gary Furlong, Elle Newlands, Morag Sims, Imogen Church, Moira Quirk

    4.11 ABR Score (380.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.6 Goodreads (367.9K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.4K)
    10h 8m listening time • Released 2019
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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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    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 thrillers excel at trapping their protagonists in claustrophobic, high-stakes situations where survival depends on outsmarting a dangerous antagonist, and Lindsay Crouse's narration matches Imogen Church's skill at building psychological tension through intimate, character-driven storytelling. King's exploration of obsession and control will resonate with readers drawn to Ware's exploration of isolation and vulnerability in confined spaces.

    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 audiobooks deliver tense, character-driven mysteries with unreliable narrators and twisty plots that keep you guessing until the final reveal, while the skilled narration from Church and Duff creates an immersive, page-turning listening experience. If you enjoyed the claustrophobic paranoia of Cabin 10, the psychological complexity and emotional depth of Then She Was Gone offers similarly dark thrills with a more intimate exploration of obsession and loss.

    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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