Where to Start with David Freed
- Best entry point → Flat Spin
- What fans keep coming back to → Voodoo Ridge
- Best narrator for David Freed → The Three-Nine Line
- Highest rated by listeners → Fangs Out (A Cordell Logan Mystery #2)
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Hot Start
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 5
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (383) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.5K)8h 20m listening time • Released 2023Ray Porter's gravelly delivery turns this California noir into pure listening pleasure—he nails the world-weary ex-assassin protagonist and makes every twist feel inevitable.
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Voodoo Ridge
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 3
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.17 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (599) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.8K)7h 50m listening time • Released 2023Ray Porter's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this aviation mystery into something darkly hypnotic—he nails the worn-down charisma of a retired assassin grappling with redemption while uncovering a decades-old conspiracy.
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The Kill Circle
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 6
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (311) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.6K)8h 24m listening time • Released 2023Ray Porter transforms this CIA thriller into a propulsive audiobook experience—his crisp delivery cuts through the paranoia and conspiracy like a seasoned intelligence operative debriefing you in real time.
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The Three-Nine Line
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 4
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.14 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (460) ★ 4.5 Audible (1.6K)8h 30m listening time • Released 2023Ray Porter's gritty narration transforms this Vietnam revenge thriller into something far more morally complex than it has any right to be—a taut geopolitical mystery where forgiveness and vengeance collide.
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Deep Fury
The Cordell Logan Mysteries • Book 7
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.00 ABR Score (360 ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (171) ★ 4.58 Audible (189)8h 46m listening time • Released 2024Ray Porter's gravel-voiced narration transforms this seventh Logan mystery into a propulsive thriller—the kind of page-turner that makes a commute disappear in one sitting.
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Flat Spin
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 1
by David Freed
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.93 ABR Score (6.0K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.31 Audible (4.4K)9h 7m listening time • Released 2023Ray Porter's gravel-voiced deadpan is the perfect match for Cordell Logan—a washed-up spook pilot drowning in regret and dark humor. This is a noir mystery that actually earns its cynicism.
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Fangs Out
A Cordell Logan Mystery • Book 2
by David Freed
Narrated by Keith Szarabajka
★ 3.90 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (794) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.4K)8h 54m listening time • Released 2023
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