Best David Ellis Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by David Ellis — 9 titles spanning Thriller, Mystery, averaging 4.11 ABR stars.

David Ellis's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Escape, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (4.54 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with David Ellis

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    Escape

    Billy Harney • Book 3

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)
    8h 53m listening time • Released 2022

    Ballerini's rapid-fire delivery transforms this into a propulsive cat-and-mouse game where you can't tell if Billy or the billionaire is actually winning. Patterson and Ellis keep the twists coming fast enough that you'll blow through all 9 hours in two sittings.

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    The Red Book

    Billy Harney • Book 2

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.54 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.9K)
    8h 35m listening time • Released 2021

    Edoardo Ballerini's gravelly delivery cuts through Chicago's corrupt machinery like a blade, making this crime thriller pulse with authentic dread. Patterson and Ellis craft a detective who can't trust anyone, and the audiobook format amplifies that paranoia perfectly.

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    The Black Book

    Billy Harney • Book 1

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.46 ABR Score (58.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (15.4K)
    10h 18m listening time • Released 2017

    Edoardo Ballerini's delivery cuts through Patterson's twisty Chicago noir like a knife—he nails the cynicism, the tension, and the moral rot underneath every scene.

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    Guilty Wives

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.18 ABR Score (40.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (37.5K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.6K)
    10h 21m listening time • Released 2012

    January LaVoy's narration transforms this twisty thriller into a compulsive listen, her sharp delivery cutting between four women's unreliable perspectives to keep you second-guessing everything until the final reveal.

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    The Wrong Man

    Jason Kolarich • Book 3

    by David Ellis

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.03 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.37 Audible (286)
    11h 54m listening time • Released 2012

    Luke Daniels transforms this legal thriller into a taut, propulsive experience—his voice work nails the moral complexity of defending someone you're not sure about while racing to expose the real conspiracy underneath.

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    The Last Alibi

    Jason Kolarich • Book 4

    by David Ellis

    Narrated by Luke Daniels, Tanya Eby

    4.03 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.22 Audible (194)
    13h 43m listening time • Released 2013

    Luke Daniels and Tanya Eby's dual narration cuts through the twists with surgical precision, making this Jason Kolarich thriller one of Ellis's sharpest frame-jobs yet.

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    Breach of Trust

    Jason Kolarich • Book 2

    by David Ellis

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    3.88 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.08 Audible (546)
    12h 34m listening time • Released 2011

    Luke Daniels brings bruising intensity to Kolarich's obsessive hunt for the man who destroyed his family, making this grief-fueled legal thriller feel like a punch to the gut that won't let go.

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    Eye of the Beholder

    by David Ellis

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    3.81 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 3.87 Audible (60)
    13h 25m listening time • Released 2008

    Dick Hill's measured, unsettling narration transforms this legal thriller into something genuinely creepy—a slow-burn mystery where you're never sure if the protagonist is hunting a killer or being hunted himself.

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    Line of Vision

    by David Ellis

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    3.49 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 3.84 Audible (602)
    14h 13m listening time • Released 2008

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