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Orlagh Cassidy narrates S.J. Watson's amnesia thriller with a controlled unease — her voice carries exactly enough doubt to make the protagonist's daily disorientation feel frightening without tipping into hysteria, across 12 hours that use the reset-each-morning structure to build dread by accumulation. Her work across multiple other titles appears here, and the recommendations stay in that same 12-hour range with six award-winning picks that share the psychological pressure of an unreliable center.

10 books for fans of Before I Go to Sleep

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    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

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    After a failed overseas mission, Robie must return to the Gulf Coast hometown he fled, where his father faces murder charges in Baldacci's most personal thriller.

    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K ratings)
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    The Innocent

    Will Robie • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Will Robie never misses his target until a botched assassination forces him to question everything—Baldacci launches his hitman series with a taut thriller about a killer who discovers he might be on the wrong side.

    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (122.3K ratings)
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    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    America's top government assassin must hunt down Jessica Reel, a fellow hitman who's turned on their agency—but her targets suggest a deeper conspiracy.

    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (79.7K ratings)
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    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci cranks the political stakes to maximum as the President weighs a mission that could either eliminate a global threat or end his presidency through impeachment.

    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (66.0K ratings)
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    The Forgotten

    John Puller • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci sends his military investigator to sunny Florida where his aunt's death exposes corruption beneath Paradise's perfect facade.

    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (70.2K ratings)
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    Memory Man

    Amos Decker • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Amos Decker's hyperthymesia curse means he remembers everything, especially finding his wife and daughter's bodies—until someone confesses to their murder.

    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (160.2K ratings)
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    Lone Wolf

    Orphan X • Book 9

    by Gregg Hurwitz

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    The former government assassin turned underground helper takes on his most dangerous case yet. Hurwitz's ninth Orphan X novel pushes Evan Smoak beyond his carefully controlled boundaries.

    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (13.4K ratings)
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    The Informant

    Butcher's Boy • Book 3

    by Thomas Perry

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    Professional killer turned peaceful citizen faces new hit teams in this Edgar winner's sequel. Perry resurrects his most dangerous character for another deadly game.

    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (5.5K ratings)
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    Silent Horizons

    Silent Horizons • Book 1

    by Chad Robichaux, Jack Stewart

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    When his teammate dies tracking arms dealers, former Force Recon Marine Foster Quinn must balance being a devoted father with the call to complete one final, deadly mission alone.

    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (415 ratings)
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    The Terminal List

    Terminal List • Book 1

    by Jack Carr

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    A Navy SEAL's entire team dies in an ambush that reeks of betrayal, setting off a calculated vendetta against those responsible. Carr's military background shows in every tactical detail and government conspiracy.

    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (73.5K ratings)