Audiobooks Like Murder Your Employer

10 audiobooks for fans of Murder Your Employer

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   Portrait of a Spy

   Gabriel Allon • Book 11

   by Daniel Silva

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.36 ABR Score (36.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (33.3K) ★ 4.4 Audible (3.1K)

   11h 26m listening time • Released 2011

   Simon Vance transforms this espionage thriller into a masterclass in tension, his measured precision perfectly calibrated for Silva's intricate tradecraft sequences. If you've been sleeping on the Gabriel Allon series, this is the entry point that proves why it's become so addictive.

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   Smiley’s People / John Le Carre

   George Smiley • Book 7

   by John le Carré

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (42.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (42.4K) ★ 4.81 Audible (89)

   13h 51m listening time • Released 2024

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   Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

   George Smiley • Book 5

   by John le Carré

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   Simon Vance's masterful narration brings the same sophisticated wit and intricate plotting to le Carré's espionage classic, creating a similarly immersive mystery where every carefully placed detail matters. Both audiobooks reward close listening with layered narratives and morally complex characters navigating shadowy worlds of deception.

   ★ 4.25 ABR Score (107.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (106.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (188)

   11h 52m listening time • Released 2024

   Simon Vance's deadpan precision turns le Carré's labyrinthine espionage into something hypnotic—he makes bureaucratic paranoia feel like a thriller, and the slow revelation genuinely devastating.

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   Thirteen Hours

   Benny Griessel • Book 2

   by Deon Meyer

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.08 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.27 Audible (249)

   11h 28m listening time • Released 2010

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   The Secret Pilgrim (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection)

   George Smiley • Book 8

   by John le Carré

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.03 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.01 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (37)

   12h 11m listening time • Released 2024

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   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

   Millennium Series • Book 1

   by Stieg Larsson

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (3.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (3.5M) ★ 4.56 Audible (42.2K)

   16h 19m listening time • Released 2008

   Larsson's genre-defining trilogy opener introduced Lisbeth Salander — one of fiction's most indelible heroines — in a propulsive blend of family saga, serial killer mystery, and corporate corruption.

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   Savage Son

   Terminal List • Book 3

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.88 ABR Score (65.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (36.5K) ★ 4.87 Audible (28.7K)

   12h 56m listening time • Released 2020

   Ray Porter transforms Carr's revenge thriller into pure adrenaline. His ability to shift between Reece's measured lethality and the chaos around him makes this the best entry in the series yet.

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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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   The Devil's Hand

   Terminal List • Book 4

   by Jack Carr

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (53.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (22.0K)

   14h 37m listening time • Released 2021

   Ray Porter's gravelly delivery transforms Carr's geopolitical thriller into something almost hypnotic—he makes every tactical detail and moral compromise feel inevitable, turning a sprawling post-9/11 reckoning into pure momentum.

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    Only the Dead

    Terminal List • Book 6

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.82 ABR Score (32.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (24.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (8.6K)

    15h 29m listening time • Released 2023

    Ray Porter's gravelly intensity transforms this geopolitical thriller into something that feels alarmingly plausible. By book six, Carr's Reece has earned the kind of narrator who makes conspiracy feel inevitable.

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