Best Peter Giles Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Peter Giles — 10 titles spanning Mystery, Thriller, averaging 4.53 ABR stars.

Peter Giles is an audiobook narrator closely associated with Michael Connelly's Mickey Haller series, having narrated Angels Flight, The Brass Verdict, The Reversal, The Fifth Witness, The Gods of Guilt, and The Law of Innocence. Giles gives Connelly's defense attorney protagonist a voice distinct from Harry Bosch — more urbane and morally slippery, befitting a character who defends the guilty as well as the innocent. The Lincoln Lawyer books require a narrator who can balance Haller's courtroom confidence with the ethical ambiguities he navigates, and Giles manages this with evident skill. His narration of The Scarecrow, a thriller featuring a different Connelly protagonist, shows his flexibility within the author's world. Giles' voice has a Los Angeles quality — confident, slightly world-weary, comfortable in both the courthouse and the street — that suits Connelly's city-specific fiction. He has become the audio identity of the Haller series for its dedicated readership.

Where to Start with Peter Giles

  1. 1
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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    ★ 4.86 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)
    10h 30m listening time • Released 2023
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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    ★ 4.81 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Law of Innocence

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (93.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (78.6K) ★ 4.6 Audible (15.3K)
    12h 27m listening time • Released 2020
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    Cross Down

    Alex Cross • Book 31

    by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

    Narrated by William Christopher Stephens, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mela Lee, Inger Tudor, Zeno Robinson, Wayne Carr, Peter Giles

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (26.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.2K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Reversal

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)
    11h 35m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Gods of Guilt

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Brass Verdict

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (109.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (99.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.0K)
    11h 54m listening time • Released 2008
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    The Fifth Witness

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)
    13h 51m listening time • Released 2011
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    Angels Flight

    Harry Bosch • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (72.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (69.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (2.2K)
    12h 53m listening time • Released 2018
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    The Scarecrow

    Jack McEvoy • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (64.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7.5K)
    11h 15m listening time • Released 2009
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