Best Saskia Maarleveld Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Saskia Maarleveld — 25 titles spanning Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literature & Fiction, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, averaging 4.21 ABR stars.

Saskia Maarleveld has quietly built a reputation as one of the most reliable voices in suspense and atmospheric fiction, with a cool, precise delivery that keeps tension coiled even when nothing is explicitly happening. She's the kind of narrator who makes you trust her — you settle in, and she does the rest. Her work on Simone St. James's A Box Full of Darkness showcases her ability to layer dread beneath a composed surface, while Last Seen demonstrates her instinct for procedural pacing without sacrificing emotional undercurrent. She also brings real range to the table — her turn narrating All-Star Superman proves she can shift registers entirely when the material demands it. Listeners who gravitate toward psychological thrillers and gothic-leaning mystery will find Maarleveld an ideal companion — controlled, intelligent, never overwrought, with just enough edge to remind you that something is always wrong.

Where to Start with Saskia Maarleveld

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    The Rose Code cover

    The Rose Code

    by Kate Quinn

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.85 ABR Score (406.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (381.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.2K)
    16h 2m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Alice Network

    by Kate Quinn

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.67 ABR Score (694.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (642.8K) ★ 4.63 Audible (51.3K)
    15h 7m listening time • Released 2017
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    The Huntress

    by Kate Quinn

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.60 ABR Score (231.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (217.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (14.1K)
    19h 4m listening time • Released 2019
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    Alchemised

    by SenLinYu

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.46 ABR Score (237.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (227.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (9.8K)
    36h 14m listening time • Released 2025

    Saskia Maarleveld's performance transforms this dark fantasy debut into something genuinely unsettling—her voice work for the necromantic elements is so immersive you'll forget you're listening.

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    The Sunflower House

    by Adriana Allegri

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.34 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (19.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (405)
    11h 35m listening time • Released 2024
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    The Year We Hid Away

    The Ivy Years • Book 2

    by Sarina Bowen

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.31 ABR Score (19.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (16.9K) ★ 4.66 Audible (2.1K)
    7h 27m listening time • Released 2016
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    The Last Night in London

    by Karen White

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.30 ABR Score (10.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (833)
    16h 21m listening time • Released 2021
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    The God of the Woods

    by Liz Moore

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.29 ABR Score (870.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (856.0K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.7K)
    14h 35m listening time • Released 2024

    Saskia Maarleveld's nuanced performance anchors Moore's intricate mystery across decades and class divides, making the audio format essential to untangling a family's buried secrets.

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    The Fifteenth Minute

    The Ivy Years • Book 5

    by Sarina Bowen

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.23 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (1.7K)
    9h 7m listening time • Released 2016
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    The Year We Fell Down cover

    The Year We Fell Down

    The Ivy Years • Book 1

    by Sarina Bowen

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.21 ABR Score (36.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (33.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (2.7K)
    7h 9m listening time • Released 2016
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    Wild Dark Shore

    by Charlotte McConaghy

    Narrated by Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West

    4.18 ABR Score (391.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (386.5K) ★ 4.29 Audible (4.9K)
    9h 58m listening time • Released 2025

    The four narrators embody this isolated island family so distinctly that you'll hear the psychological unraveling as much as the plot—McConaghy's tension builds through their voices alone.

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    Anatomy of an Alibi

    by Ashley Elston

    Narrated by MacLeod Andrews, Saskia Maarleveld, Amanda Stribling, Dan Bittner

    4.18 ABR Score (73.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (71.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (2.0K)
    9h 39m listening time • Released 2026

    The four-narrator setup transforms what could be a standard thriller into a brilliantly disorienting experience where you're never sure whose perspective to trust, and the audiobook format makes that unreliability hit harder than on the page.

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    Otherworld Nights

    Otherworld Stories • Book 3

    by Kelley Armstrong

    Narrated by Johanna Parker, Saskia Maarleveld, Brian Hutchison, Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.12 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.67 Audible (205)
    12h 7m listening time • Released 2014

    Four stellar narrators bring distinct voices to Armstrong's interconnected supernatural stories, turning this collection into an immersive audio experience that feels like multiple intimate conversations rather than a single narrator trudging through shorts.

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    Gone Before Goodbye

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey

    4.12 ABR Score (129.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (8.1K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms this medical thriller: Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine anchor a multi-narrator performance that makes each perspective feel authentically lived. Coben's twisty plot rewards the immersive audio format.

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    Serpent & Dove

    Serpent & Dove • Book 1

    by Shelby Mahurin

    Narrated by Holter Graham, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.10 ABR Score (351.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (347.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (3.5K)
    14h 13m listening time • Released 2019

    Graham and Maarleveld bring real heat to the enemies-to-lovers arc, making the forced-marriage tension crackle in a way the page can't.

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    Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars)

    Star Wars Disney Canon Novel • Book 9

    by Cavan Scott

    Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Marc Thompson, Pete Bradbury, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Robert Petkoff, Rebecca Soler

    4.08 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.2K)
    6h 21m listening time • Released 2019

    The full-cast performance transforms this into a theatrical experience—each narrator inhabits a different character so distinctly that you forget you're listening to a book, not watching a play unfold.

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    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1

    by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson

    4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)
    15h 3m listening time • Released 2017
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    Lie to Me

    by J.T. Ellison

    Narrated by Matthew Waterson, Saskia Maarleveld, Sarah Naughton, Julia Whelan

    4.05 ABR Score (40.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.22 Audible (3.3K)
    11h 37m listening time • Released 2017

    Multiple narrators nail the shifting perspectives in this domestic thriller, letting you hear each character's deception in their own voice. It's the audio format that makes the gaslighting feel real.

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    Love the Way You Lie

    House of Crows • Book 4

    by Lisa Unger

    Narrated by James Anderson Foster, Susannah Jones, Frankie Corzo, Saskia Maarleveld, Jonathan Davis, Adam Verner

    4.03 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.28 Audible (360)
    2h 28m listening time • Released 2021
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    Tempest Runner (Star Wars: The High Republic)

    Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 6

    by Cavan Scott

    Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo

    4.02 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.5K)
    6h 5m listening time • Released 2021

    A full ensemble cast elevates this High Republic villain origin story into something cinematic—each narrator inhabits their character so distinctly you forget you're listening to a book.

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    Last Seen

    by J.T. Ellison

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Scott Brick

    4.02 ABR Score (27.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (26.9K) ★ 4.18 Audible (548)
    11h 10m listening time • Released 2025

    Saskia Maarleveld and Scott Brick nail the unreliable narrator game here—their dual performance makes you question what's true right alongside Halley, turning a family mystery into something genuinely unsettling.

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    A Box Full of Darkness

    by Simone St. James

    Narrated by Anna Caputo, Saskia Maarleveld, Ari Fliakos

    4.01 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (298)
    10h 17m listening time • Released 2026

    The three narrators nail the fractured perspective of haunted siblings returning home, each voice distinctly unsettling in ways that make the horror feel claustrophobic and deeply personal.

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    Buried Deep and Other Stories

    by Naomi Novik

    Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Nicholas Guy Smith, Imani Jade Powers, Simon Vance, Elizabeth Knowelden, Saskia Maarleveld, Lauren Fortgang, Ell Potter, Billie Fulford-Brown, Steve West, Lisa Flanagan, Bronwen Price, Anisha Dadia, Naomi Novik

    3.99 ABR Score (6.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (98)
    12h 46m listening time • Released 2024

    A star-studded ensemble cast elevates these thirteen stories from clever reimaginings into fully realized audio experiences, each narrator perfectly matched to their tale's voice and world.

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    Dracula: With original content

    by Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker

    Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins, Allan Corduner, Pete Bradbury, Raphael Corkhill, Saskia Maarleveld, Vikas Adam

    3.96 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
    16h 25m listening time • Released 2018
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    Tempest Breaker (Star Wars: The High Republic)

    Star Wars: The High Republic

    by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo

    Narrated by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast

    3.94 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (313)
    6h 7m listening time • Released 2024

    The full-cast narration transforms this High Republic story into a cinematic experience, with each actor bringing distinct energy to morally complicated characters you actually want to root for.

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