Best Robert Glenister Audiobooks
Robert Glenister is a British actor best known for his role as Ash Mukherjee in the BBC crime drama Hustle, and his audiobook work has established him as an important voice in contemporary British crime fiction. He is the narrator of Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling's) Cormoran Strike series, having voiced The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, Troubled Blood, The Ink Black Heart, and The Running Grave — the complete series as published. Glenister's portrayal of Strike is widely praised: he conveys the detective's physical bulk and damaged masculinity, his military past, and his complicated relationship with Robin Ellacott, with a naturalness that makes the character fully inhabited rather than merely performed. His voice suits Rowling's detailed, atmospheric London settings and her careful procedural plotting. Glenister handles the series' multiple points of view and large supporting casts with consistency across thousands of pages. His Cormoran Strike recordings are considered benchmark crime fiction audio.
Where to Start with Robert Glenister
- New to Robert Glenister? Start here → The Cuckoo's Calling
- What fans keep coming back to → The Silkworm
- Short listen, big payoff → The Empire Trilogy: Troubles / The Siege of Krishnapur / The Singapore Grip
- Highest rated by listeners → The Running Grave
- Best narrator–author pairing → Troubled Blood
Best Robert Glenister Audiobooks
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The Running Grave
Cormoran Strike • Book 7
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.91 ABR Score (119.3K ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.2K)34h 14m listening time • Released 2023 - 2
Troubled Blood
Cormoran Strike • Book 5
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.79 ABR Score (161.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (149.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (12.4K)31h 51m listening time • Released 2020 - 3
Lethal White
Cormoran Strike • Book 4
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.67 ABR Score (203.1K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (188.1K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.0K)22h 31m listening time • Released 2018 - 4
Career of Evil
Cormoran Strike • Book 3
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.62 ABR Score (248.8K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (231.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (17.7K)17h 57m listening time • Released 2015 - 5
The Silkworm
Cormoran Strike • Book 2
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.40 ABR Score (319.6K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (296.4K) ★ 4.49 Audible (23.2K)17h 17m listening time • Released 2014 - 6
The Cuckoo's Calling
Cormoran Strike • Book 1
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.33 ABR Score (668.5K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (37.8K)15h 54m listening time • Released 2013 - 7
The Ink Black Heart
Cormoran Strike • Book 6
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.28 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (118.0K) ★ 4.4 Audible (9.0K)32h 42m listening time • Released 2022 - 8
The Child
by Sebastian Fitzek, Rupert Penry-Jones, Emilia Fox, Andy Serkis, Stephen Marcus
Narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, Andy Serkis
★ 3.69 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (12.3K) ★ 3.75 Audible (1.7K)6h 55m listening time • Released 2014 - 9
The Empire Trilogy: Troubles / The Siege of Krishnapur / The Singapore Grip
Empire Trilogy #1-3
by J.G. Farrell
Narrated by full cast, Robert Glenister, Alex Jennings, Jim Norton, Samantha Spiro, John Rowe
★ 3.68 ABR Score (115 ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (112) ★ 5 Audible (3)7h 13m listening time • Released 2022 - 10
The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Early Years
by Charles Dickens, Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Bill Nighy, Julia McKenzie, Pam Ferris, Phil Daniels, Robert Glenister, Sandi Toksvig, Tim McInnerny
Narrated by Full Cast, Anna Massey, Alex Jennings, Phil Daniels, Julia McKenzie, Tim McInnerny, Robert Glenister
★ 3.64 ABR Score (69 ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (15) ★ 4.5 Audible (54)35h 7m listening time • Released 2018 - 11
The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, & The Lady of Camellias
by Alexandre Dumas, Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones, Jamie Glover, Alexandre Dumas fils
Narrated by Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones
★ 3.63 ABR Score (51 ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (9) ★ 4.64 Audible (42)7h 41m listening time • Released 2020 - 12
Dombey and son /
Narrated by Alex Jennings, Full Cast, Robert Glenister
★ 3.56 ABR Score (63 ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (58) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)4h 36m listening time • Released 2012 - 13
Anton Chekhov: 6 Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions
by Anton Chekhov
Narrated by Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anton Lesser, Robert Glenister, Sinead Cusack, Hattie Morahan, Alex Jennings, Maurice Denham, full cast
★ 3.53 ABR Score (11 ratings)★ 4.82 Audible (11)12h 28m listening time • Released 2022 - 14
The Gold Killing & more: Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Thrillers
by Paul Sellar, Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, Full Cast
Narrated by Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, full cast
★ 3.49 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 4 Audible (2)6h 4m listening time • Released 2024