Best Don Winslow Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Don Winslow — 7 titles spanning Thriller, Mystery, averaging 4.31 ABR stars.

Don Winslow's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is The Cartel, narrated by Ray Porter (4.61 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Don Winslow

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    The Cartel

    Power of the Dog • Book 2

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.61 ABR Score (49.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (39.5K) ★ 4.63 Audible (10.3K)
    23h 24m listening time • Released 2015

    Ray Porter transforms a sprawling decade-long cartel saga into something unmissable—his voice carries the moral weight of Keller's obsession while keeping you locked in through 23 hours of brutal, unflinching storytelling that feels ripped from news headlines.

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    The Power of the Dog

    Power of the Dog • Book 1

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.58 ABR Score (59.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (49.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.1K)
    20h 13m listening time • Released 2008

    Ray Porter's narration transforms this sprawling drug war saga into something unputdownable—his voice work across dozens of characters makes the corruption and violence feel intimately personal rather than distant.

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    The Border

    Power of the Dog • Book 3

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.35 ABR Score (19.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (19.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (273)
    29h 3m listening time • Released 2024

    Ray Porter's narration transforms this sprawling cartel epic into an unforgettable audiobook experience, grounding 29 hours of geopolitical chaos in raw human devastation. The perfect closer to Winslow's trilogy.

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    The Winter of Frankie Machine

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris

    4.33 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (15.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (3.1K)
    9h 7m listening time • Released 2006
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    Broken

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Kaleo Griffith

    4.24 ABR Score (11.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.6K)
    12h 25m listening time • Released 2020

    Ray Porter and Kaleo Griffith transform Winslow's interconnected crime stories into a masterclass in dual narration, each voice shifting seamlessly between damaged cops, desperate crooks, and broken lives with devastating emotional precision.

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    The Dawn Patrol

    Boone Daniels • Book 1

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.09 ABR Score (12.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.38 Audible (3.4K)
    9h 37m listening time • Released 2008

    Ray Porter captures the sun-drunk swagger of Winslow's surf noir perfectly—this is a crime novel that moves like a wave, propulsive and cool, with a narrator who gets the dark comedy baked into every scene.

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    Savages

    Savages • Book 2

    by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.97 ABR Score (24.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (23.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (1.6K)
    7h 25m listening time • Released 2010

    Michael Kramer's performance transforms this crime thriller into something lean and propulsive—his sharp narration cuts through Winslow's razor-wire prose to make every threat feel genuinely lethal.

How We Rank Audiobooks

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