Audiobooks Like Bring Up The Bodies

10 audiobooks for fans of Bring Up The Bodies

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   The Miniaturist

   The Miniaturist • Book 1

   by Jessie Burton, Unknown Author

   Narrated by Davina Porter

   ★ 3.63 ABR Score (155.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.62 Goodreads (153.6K) ★ 4.07 Audible (1.7K)

   13h 17m listening time • Released 2014

   Davina Porter's narration transforms this atmospheric Dutch Golden Age mystery into pure immersion—her voice captures the claustrophobia and intrigue so completely you'll forget you're listening rather than watching.

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   The Distant Hours

   by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 3.95 ABR Score (85.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.89 Goodreads (85.3K) ★ 4.38 Audible (87)

   21h 30m listening time • Released 2023

   Louise Brealey's narration transforms this multigenerational mystery into something genuinely haunting—her voice shifts subtly across decades and characters, making the slow unraveling of Milderhurst Castle's secrets feel like you're uncovering them yourself.

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   The Face of Battle

   Six of Crows series

   by John Keegan

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.03 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.12 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.37 Audible (788)

   11h 45m listening time • Released 2011

   Simon Vance's measured, authoritative narration transforms Keegan's battlefield analysis into gripping immersion—you'll hear the chaos and humanity beneath the history.

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   The Stockholm Octavo

   by Karen Engelmann

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 3.53 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.44 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 3.83 Audible (69)

   12h 35m listening time • Released 2013

   Simon Vance's performance transforms this intricate 18th-century Stockholm puzzle into pure immersion—his ability to shift between dozens of characters makes the interconnected mystery feel like eavesdropping on a living world.

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   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 Frozen River

   by Ariel Lawhon

   Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon

   ★ 4.71 ABR Score (610.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (16.2K)

   15h 5m listening time • Released 2023

   The dual narration captures Martha Ballard's fierce intelligence against a corrupt town that underestimates her—a historical mystery that hinges on one woman's refusal to let power bury the truth.

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   Homegoing

   by Yaa Gyasi

   Narrated by Dominic Hoffman

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (421.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.47 Goodreads (410.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (10.9K)

   13h 11m listening time • Released 2016

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   Code Name Hélène

   by Ariel Lawhon

   Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (90.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.41 Goodreads (82.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (7.8K)

   17h 17m listening time • Released 2020

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   A Land Remembered

   by Patrick D. Smith

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (20.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.48 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.79 Audible (5.4K)

   14h 59m listening time • Released 2011

   George Guidall's gravelly voice turns this multigenerational Florida saga into something hypnotic—you'll hear the dust and sweat of frontier life settle into your bones over nearly 15 hours.

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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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