Audiobooks Like Trunk Music

Dick Hill narrates Trunk Music in the flat, undecorated style that suits Bosch's particular brand of dogged professionalism — the Mafia procedural unfolds without flourish, the corruption feels structural rather than melodramatic, and the 13-hour runtime moves with the steady momentum of an investigation that won't stop. The recommendations lean into the same Connelly territory, with several more titles from the author and narrators who carry that same LA noir register of men working in the dark.

10 audiobooks for fans of Trunk Music

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    4.86 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)
    10h 30m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Dark Hours

    Renée Ballard • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    4.65 ABR Score (94.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (83.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (10.7K)
    11h 4m listening time • Released 2021
  3. 3
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    The Waiting

    Renée Ballard • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz

    4.62 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.7K)
    10h 50m listening time • Released 2024
  4. 4
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    Dark Sacred Night

    Renée Ballard • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver

    4.52 ABR Score (96.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (84.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (12.5K)
    10h 39m listening time • Released 2018
  5. 5
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    The Reversal

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.51 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)
    11h 35m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Gods of Guilt

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Fifth Witness

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.42 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)
    13h 51m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Scarecrow

    Jack McEvoy • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)
    11h 15m listening time • Released 2009
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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    4.81 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Night Fire

    Renée Ballard • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver

    4.67 ABR Score (90.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (76.6K) ★ 4.7 Audible (14.0K)
    10h 4m listening time • Released 2019

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