Best Richard Armitage Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Richard Armitage — 7 titles spanning Thriller, Mystery, Biography & Memoir, Fantasy, averaging 4.15 ABR stars.

Richard Armitage brings something unusual to psychological thrillers and classic mysteries: a voice so controlled and darkly textured that it makes even familiar stories feel menacing. Best known to fans as Thorin Oakenshield, Armitage has quietly built an impressive audiobook catalog spanning Lisa Jewell's twisty domestic suspense, Alice Feeney's unreliable-narrator thrillers, and Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. His deep, measured baritone suits material where something is always slightly off — he delivers unease without telegraphing it, letting tension accumulate under the surface. On The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter's Gothic feminist retellings, his voice takes on an almost theatrical stillness that perfectly matches Carter's strange, lush prose. Listeners who gravitate toward British crime and dark literary fiction will find Armitage essential. He's not a showman — he's a precision instrument.

Where to Start with Richard Armitage

  1. 1
    My Husband's Wife cover

    My Husband's Wife

    by Alice Feeney

    Narrated by Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage

    4.50 ABR Score (140.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (132.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (7.8K)
    8h 58m listening time • Released 2026

    Richard Armitage's voice carries the sinister weight of this identity-swap thriller, while Bel Powley and Henry Rowley anchor the dual perspectives that make the twist genuinely devastating.

  2. 2
    Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie) cover

    Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 3

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Richard Armitage

    4.36 ABR Score (79.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (76.0K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.1K)
    7h 13m listening time • Released 2021
  3. 3
    The Murder on the Links cover

    The Murder on the Links

    Hercule Poirot • Book 2

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Richard Armitage

    4.36 ABR Score (126.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (121.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (4.7K)
    7h 27m listening time • Released 2020
  4. 4
    The Burning Girls cover

    The Burning Girls

    by C.J. Tudor

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan, Richard Armitage

    4.25 ABR Score (54.9K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (53.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.5K)
  5. 5
    Don't Let Him In cover

    Don't Let Him In

    The Family Upstairs Series

    by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson

    4.23 ABR Score (207.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (201.4K) ★ 4.41 Audible (5.7K)
    12h 14m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms this psychological thriller into something unmissable: each narrator embodies their character so distinctly you'll forget it's not a full cast production, amplifying the paranoia as three women's timelines converge around one dangerous man.

  6. 6
    Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour cover

    Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour

    by Elton John, David Furnish - foreword

    Narrated by Richard Armitage, Vikas Adam, Daniel Henning, Ray Porter, Jesse Einstein, Fred Berman, Edoardo Ballerini, Mark Boyett, Kevin T. Collins, Peter Ganim, Mike Cooper, John Lee, Oliver Wyman

    3.78 ABR Score (462 ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (314) ★ 4.33 Audible (148)
    6h 11m listening time • Released 2024

    Richard Armitage anchors this memoir with a gravitas that matches Elton's reflective tone, making decades of touring stories feel like a confidence shared with an old friend rather than celebrity spectacle.

  7. 7
    The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories cover

    The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

    by Angela Carter

    Narrated by Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox

    3.54 ABR Score (66.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (65.9K) ★ 3.79 Audible (940)
    7h 2m listening time • Released 2018

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →