Audiobooks Like The Pact

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George Guidall narrates Jodi Picoult's courtroom tragedy with the unhurried gravity of a man who understands that the worst revelations land harder when they're not rushed — his 17-hour read lets the moral weight of every family secret settle before the next one surfaces. Five of these picks share Guidall's narration, and the rest carry the same quality he brings to the list: stories about institutions, guilt, and the slow dismantling of certainty.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Pact

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    The Alienist

    Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore • Book 1

    by Caleb Carr

    Narrated by George Guidall

    Why this book?

    George Guidall's measured, introspective narration elevates both psychological mysteries that delve into the darkest aspects of human nature and morality. The Alienist offers a similarly immersive, character-driven investigation where the narrator's voice becomes essential to building tension and exploring the minds of flawed protagonists.

    4.34 BLT Score (190.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (182.1K) ★ 4.49 Audible (7.9K)
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    Set in 1896 New York, a psychologist and reporter hunt a serial killer targeting boy prostitutes using revolutionary criminal psychology methods.

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    Portrait in Death

    In Death • Book 16

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.75 BLT Score (46.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)
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    A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.

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    The Longmire Defense

    Walt Longmire • Book 19

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.68 BLT Score (12.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)
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    Fresh from confronting his past and questioning justice itself, Walt faces an unprecedented crime scene in Wyoming's countryside that challenges everything he believes about law enforcement.

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    Treachery in Death

    In Death • Book 32

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.55 BLT Score (38.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (33.4K) ★ 4.59 Audible (4.6K)
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    Peabody leads her first case investigating teenage killers while stumbling onto police corruption that reaches deep into the department's hierarchy.

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    The Dark Horse

    Walt Longmire • Book 5

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.54 BLT Score (28.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (21.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.1K)
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    Sheriff Walt Longmire goes undercover to investigate a woman who allegedly shot her horse-burning husband six times in the head. George Guidall captures Longmire's dry wit and the dusty desperation of rural Wyoming perfectly.

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    A Serpent's Tooth

    Walt Longmire • Book 9

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.54 BLT Score (24.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (17.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.2K)
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    Walt Longmire investigates a highway shooting involving a polygamist compound while navigating family secrets and federal complications in Wyoming's high country.

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    The Cold Dish

    Walt Longmire • Book 1

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.41 BLT Score (64.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (46.6K) ★ 4.54 Audible (17.7K)
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    When Cody Pritchard turns up dead two years after his rape conviction, Sheriff Walt Longmire suspects vigilante justice in Wyoming's Absaroka County. George Guidall's weathered voice perfectly embodies the laconic lawman.

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    First Frost

    Walt Longmire • Book 20

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.40 BLT Score (10.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.62 Audible (1.5K)
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    George Guidall transports listeners to 1964 as young Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear face their last summer before Vietnam.

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    O homem que morreu duas vezes

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 2

    by Richard Osman, Jaime Biaggio

    Narrated by Daniel de Mello, Sônia Schaeffer

    4.05 BLT Score (360.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (360.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)
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    The Thursday Murder Club residents investigate a mystery involving stolen diamonds, Cold War secrets, and a man who appears to have died twice. This second installment maintains Osman's perfect balance of humor and genuine intrigue through its elderly protagonists' sharp observations.

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    The Brothers McKay

    Walt Longmire • Book 22

    by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    3.52 BLT Score (14 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (14)
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    Sheriff Walt Longmire returns in another Wyoming mystery following the events of Return to Sender, continuing the beloved series that has defined modern Western crime fiction.

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