Where to Start with E.A. Copen
- Best entry point → Death Rites
- Start the Felix Cross series → Shadows over Hemlock
- What fans keep coming back to → Organ Grind
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Knight Shift
The Lazarus Codex • Book 4
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.03 ABR Score (480 ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (230) ★ 4.74 Audible (250)7h 29m listening time • Released 2019Travis Baldree's narration brings Lazarus's dark humor and desperation to life as he's forced to play bodyguard in a deadly Faerie conspiracy. A perfectly paced urban fantasy that nails the balance between wisecracks and genuine stakes.
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Shallow Grave
The Lazarus Codex • Book 3
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.99 ABR Score (532 ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (259) ★ 4.64 Audible (273)7h 22m listening time • Released 2019Travis Baldree's narration transforms this dark urban fantasy into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work on the ghost pirate alone justifies the listen, but the way he layers menace throughout makes Shallow Grave feel like a thriller that happens to have magic.
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Dark Horse
The Lazarus Codex • Book 9
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.96 ABR Score (230 ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (138) ★ 4.82 Audible (92)8h 1m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's performance elevates this hurricane-versus-trickster-god showdown into something genuinely gripping. Dark Horse hits that sweet spot where impossible odds, clever scheming, and perfect pacing keep you locked in for all eight hours.
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Dark Revel
The Lazarus Codex • Book 8
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.95 ABR Score (244 ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (146) ★ 4.8 Audible (98)7h 41m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's performance captures every vicious twist of this New Orleans necromancy showdown, turning a personal vendetta into something genuinely unsettling. Dark Revel proves Copen's series only gets darker and more ingenious.
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Casting Shadows
The Lazarus Codex • Book 10
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.93 ABR Score (195 ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (116) ★ 4.81 Audible (79)6h 14m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's narration anchors this paranormal thriller with gritty authenticity—his delivery makes Lazarus's desperation and rage feel earned rather than performed.
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Until Death
The Lazarus Codex • Book 12
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.93 ABR Score (178 ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (104) ★ 4.86 Audible (74)7h 20m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's performance elevates this series finale into something genuinely gripping—his range across characters feels earned rather than theatrical, making the high-stakes supernatural showdown land with real weight.
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Organ Grind
The Lazarus Codex • Book 2
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.92 ABR Score (704 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (346) ★ 4.48 Audible (358)7h 37m listening time • Released 2019Travis Baldree's delivery transforms Copen's darkly funny necromancer into someone genuinely worth rooting for—his timing on the wisecracks lands perfectly, and he nails the mounting dread as the stakes get genuinely weird.
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Night Terror
The Lazarus Codex • Book 7
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.90 ABR Score (270 ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (158) ★ 4.79 Audible (112)8h 36m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's performance transforms this supernatural thriller into something genuinely unsettling—his command of tension and character voices makes the nightmares feel disturbingly real and personal.
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Death Rites
The Lazarus Codex • Book 1
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.82 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (601) ★ 4.29 Audible (612)6h 31m listening time • Released 2018Travis Baldree's narration turns this urban fantasy mystery into something genuinely atmospheric—his performance as a wisecracking necromancer caught between gods and murder charges feels effortlessly lived-in.
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Blood of the Lamb
Felix Cross • Book 3
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.75 ABR Score (54 ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (37) ★ 4.35 Audible (17)9h 9m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's narration transforms this twisted cat-and-mouse game into something genuinely unnerving—his voice work captures Felix's fractured psyche so vividly you'll question what's real alongside him.
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Shadows over Hemlock
Felix Cross • Book 1
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.69 ABR Score (220 ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (149) ★ 4.31 Audible (71)7h 43m listening time • Released 2020Travis Baldree's narration transforms this possession thriller into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work makes the interrogation scenes between exorcist and demon feel like psychological warfare rather than jump scares.
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Whispers in the Walls
Felix Cross • Book 2
by E.A. Copen
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 3.64 ABR Score (79 ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (52) ★ 4.59 Audible (27)8h 44m listening time • Released 2021Travis Baldree's narration transforms this psychological horror into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work makes the asylum feel claustrophobic and the unreliable reality genuinely disorienting.
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