Best Lauryn Allman Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Lauryn Allman — 5 titles spanning Thriller, Fantasy, averaging 4.31 ABR stars.

Lauryn Allman owns Freida McFadden's Housemaid series, and her narration is a major reason those thrillers became audiobook sensations. Her reading of The Housemaid, The Housemaid's Secret, and The Housemaid Is Watching builds dread with a deceptively calm, measured delivery that makes every twist hit harder. Allman's voice is clear and composed on the surface, with just enough tension underneath to signal that something is very wrong — perfect for domestic thrillers with unreliable narrators. She also shows fantasy range with Holly Black's Ironside, proving she can handle fae courts as well as suburban nightmares. Her pacing is excellent, knowing exactly when to accelerate through revelations and when to let silence do the work. Essential listening for thriller fans.

Where to Start with Lauryn Allman

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    The Housemaid's Secret

    The Housemaid • Book 2

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.2K)
    9h 44m listening time • Released 2023

    McFadden's follow-up to The Housemaid doubles down on domestic suspense — more twists, a more complex heroine, and a villain who's genuinely unsettling.

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    The Housemaid

    The Housemaid • Book 1

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (44.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (43.7K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2022

    McFadden's breakout domestic thriller is wickedly addictive — a woman takes a live-in position for a wealthy family and discovers the wife is not who she appears to be.

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    The Housemaid Is Watching

    The Housemaid • Book 3

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman, Ina Marie Smith

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.44 Audible (14.1K)
    11h 42m listening time • Released 2024

    The dual narration transforms this paranoid thriller into something genuinely unsettling—each narrator pulls you deeper into competing perspectives until you can't trust either one.

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    Ironside

    Modern Faerie Tales • Book 3

    by Holly Black

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (49.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (49.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (66)
    9h 36m listening time • Released 2024
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    The Housemaid's Wedding

    The Housemaid #2.5

    by Freida McFadden

    Narrated by Lauryn Allman, Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 3.98 ABR Score (361.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.3 Goodreads (359.3K) ★ 4.37 Audible (2.4K)
    1h 44m listening time • Released 2025

    McFadden's winter thriller hooks you immediately with a murder plot unfolding in real time, and the dual narration between Allman and Ballerini creates genuine tension that a single voice couldn't match.

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