Audiobooks Like Gone Before Goodbye

This production deploys a full cast — including Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine — in a format that gives each character a distinct acoustic presence, which suits Coben's rapid perspective-shifting and keeps a dense, 11-hour medical thriller from collapsing under its own weight. Nearly all of the recommendations draw from Coben's own catalog, so fans of his compressed, conspiratorial plotting and punchy chapter structure will find the same engine running beneath almost every title here.

10 audiobooks for fans of Gone Before Goodbye

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    Six Years

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.06 ABR Score (110.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (99.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (11.4K)
    10h 34m listening time • Released 2013

    Scott Brick's measured, introspective delivery perfectly captures Jake's slow-burn realization that his most cherished memory is a lie—Coben's twist lands harder when you hear it dawn on him.

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    Missing You

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.31 ABR Score (83.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.3K)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2014

    January LaVoy's performance transforms Coben's twisty mystery into something genuinely haunting, especially as Kat's carefully buried past collides with present danger.

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    Tell No One

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Ed Sala

    4.30 ABR Score (197.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (192.7K) ★ 4.35 Audible (4.6K)
    10h 36m listening time • Released 2012
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    Live Wire

    Myron Bolitar • Book 10

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    4.28 ABR Score (54.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (52.4K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2011
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    Fool Me Once

    Detective Roger 'Sami' Kierce • Book 1

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.24 ABR Score (151.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (139.2K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.0K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2016

    January LaVoy's performance elevates this twisty Coben thriller into something genuinely unsettling—her delivery of the unreliable narrator makes you distrust your own ears, which is exactly what the story demands.

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    The Stranger

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by George Newbern

    4.15 ABR Score (109.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (103.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (6.3K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2015
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    Stay Close

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.08 ABR Score (67.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (62.1K) ★ 4.15 Audible (5.3K)
    11h 8m listening time • Released 2012
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    Cross Down

    Alex Cross • Book 31

    by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

    Narrated by William Christopher Stephens, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mela Lee, Inger Tudor, Zeno Robinson, Wayne Carr, Peter Giles

    4.52 ABR Score (26.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.2K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2023
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    In the Blood

    Terminal List • Book 5

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.86 ABR Score (52.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (24.7K)
    12h 8m listening time • Released 2022

    Ray Porter's relentless delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost unbearably gripping—his voice makes Reece's obsession feel like your own.

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    No Second Chance

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.35 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (45.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.1K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2005

    Scott Brick's gravelly intensity transforms this into a nail-biter—his voice captures Marc's desperation so completely you feel trapped alongside him as Coben's twists keep multiplying.

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