Best Ari Fliakos Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Ari Fliakos — 6 titles spanning Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Romance, Horror, averaging 4.23 ABR stars.

Ari Fliakos brings a commanding, intense presence to every audiobook he narrates, with a voice that is deep, controlled, and subtly menacing even when reading the quietest passages. His narration of Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult demonstrates real emotional range — handling the novel's exploration of race and justice with both gravity and tenderness. Fliakos also excels in thriller territory with John Grisham's The Rooster Bar and James Patterson's Private Berlin, where his gruff, no-nonsense delivery drives the plot forward with relentless energy. His reading alongside Nicholas Sparks' Remain shows he can slow down for romance without losing his essential edge. There is a raw, masculine quality to his voice that gives even literary fiction a sense of weight and physicality. Listeners who want a narrator with serious dramatic presence — someone who makes every book feel important and urgent — will find Fliakos deeply satisfying.

Where to Start with Ari Fliakos

  1. 1
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    Small Great Things

    Ruth Jefferson • Book 1

    by Jodi Picoult

    Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos

    ★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)
    16h 14m listening time • Released 2016
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    King Sorrow

    by Joe Hill

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Ian Shaw, Kate Mulgrew, Virginia Kull, Dominic Hoffman, Marin Ireland, Tim Sample, Kristen Ariza, Jaime Lamchick, Mike Ortego, Micky Shiloah, Kristen Sieh, Pete Simonelli, Kevin Stillwell, Peter Ganim

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (23.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.0K)
    26h 4m listening time • Released 2025

    Joe Hill's horror epic hits different when an all-star cast brings its doomed college friends to life—Kate Mulgrew, Dominic Hoffman, and a bench of pros elevate the dread from page to pure audio immersion.

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    Private Berlin

    Private • Book 5

    by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan

    Narrated by January LaVoy, Ari Fliakos

    ★ 4.16 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (19.7K) ★ 4.34 Audible (1.6K)
    8h 2m listening time • Released 2013

    LaVoy and Fliakos trade off protagonists with such distinct energy that the dual investigation feels like two thrillers colliding—you'll forget you're listening to a split narration.

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    The Rooster Bar

    by John Grisham

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (116.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.66 Goodreads (99.7K) ★ 4.19 Audible (16.9K)
    10h 17m listening time • Released 2017
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    Remain

    by Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (50.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (48.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.6K)
    8h 55m listening time • Released 2025

    The dual narration between Fliakos and Whelan captures something genuinely moving about two people discovering connection across grief—and Sparks reading his own work adds an intimate layer that anchors the supernatural elements in real emotional stakes.

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    A Box Full of Darkness

    by Simone St. James

    Narrated by Anna Caputo, Saskia Maarleveld, Ari Fliakos

    ★ 4.01 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (298)
    10h 17m listening time • Released 2026

    The three narrators nail the fractured perspective of haunted siblings returning home, each voice distinctly unsettling in ways that make the horror feel claustrophobic and deeply personal.

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