Books Like The Fury

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Alex Jennings narrates *The Fury* with a cool, composed theatricality — voices that stay just polished enough to feel untrustworthy, which is exactly the register Michaelides needs when everyone on the island has something to hide. The eight-hour runtime keeps the atmosphere sealed; this is a listen that doesn't let you surface for air between one unsettling revelation and the next. The recommendations here stay in that same airtight space — most clock in around the same length, two return Jennings to the 's chair, two more are Michaelides novels running the same psychological playbook from the opening scene, and the majority carry the stronger ratings that suggest a tighter grip on the landing.

10 books for fans of The Fury

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    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

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    CIA operative Mitch Rapp becomes a political liability when the President turns against him, forcing a dangerous truce. Mills continues Flynn's legacy with international intrigue that questions loyalty to country versus conscience.

    4.48 Goodreads (24.5K ratings)
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    An Inside Job

    Gabriel Allon • Book 25

    by Daniel Silva

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    Gabriel Allon's restoration commission becomes an art theft investigation when a Venetian masterpiece proves to be an elaborate forgery. Silva blends art history with espionage in his signature sophisticated style.

    4.41 Goodreads (24.8K ratings)
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    Justice Redeemed

    Darren Street • Book 1

    by Scott Pratt

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    Former corruption-buster Darren Street faces murder charges after his client Jalen Jordan dies in custody, forcing him to investigate a case that could destroy his reputation forever.

    4.39 Goodreads (25.8K ratings)
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    The Collector

    Gabriel Allon • Book 23

    by Daniel Silva

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    Silva combines his twin passions—art restoration and spy craft—in a race against time where a single stolen painting holds the power to reshape global politics.

    4.36 Goodreads (29.9K ratings)
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    A Death in Cornwall

    Gabriel Allon • Book 24

    by Daniel Silva

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    Silva's 24th Gabriel Allon novel combines art world mysteries with spy craft as the legendary operative hunts for both a killer and a missing painting in Cornwall.

    4.32 Goodreads (28.9K ratings)
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    Bridged

    Callahan & McLane • Book 2

    by Kendra Elliot

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    When a congressman's tortured corpse appears on a Portland bridge, Elliott crafts a nerve-wracking hunt through Oregon's underbelly where personal demons collide with professional duty.

    4.30 Goodreads (25.7K ratings)
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    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    When the world grows too peaceful for arms sales, weapons dealer Nicolas Creel decides to create his own war through media manipulation and false flag operations.

    4.09 Goodreads (43.4K ratings)
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    The Camel Club

    The Camel Club • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Four Washington D.C. outsiders studying government conspiracies discover their theories pale beside the actual corruption when they witness a political assassination firsthand.

    4.07 Goodreads (98.8K ratings)
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    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised)

    George Smiley • Book 5

    by John le Carré

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    Veteran spy George Smiley emerges from retirement to identify the Soviet double agent who has spent decades burrowing into the heart of British Intelligence, betraying operations and agents.

    4.06 Goodreads (107.0K ratings)
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    Simple Genius: King and Maxwell

    Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci splits his detective duo between Michelle's psychological recovery and Sean's investigation into quantum physics researchers, exploring how past trauma shapes present choices.

    4.01 Goodreads (49.4K ratings)