Audiobooks Like Split Second

Scott Brick narrates Split Second with a clipped precision that suits David Baldacci's Secret Service thriller — twelve hours of conspiracy and redemption where Brick's controlled delivery keeps the political stakes present even through the action sequences. One more recommendation features Brick's narration, and all ten draw from the Baldacci catalog, which means you're staying inside the same propulsive political-thriller architecture where institutional betrayal and personal vindication arrive together.

10 audiobooks for fans of Split Second

  1. 1
    No Time Left (Kindle Single) cover

    No Time Left (Kindle Single)

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    3.81 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.72 Goodreads (11.9K) ★ 3.98 Audible (937)

    Scott Brick's measured intensity transforms Baldacci's tight assassin story into something unexpectedly introspective—a character study wrapped in thriller pacing that hits harder than its length suggests.

  2. 2
    The Last Mile cover

    The Last Mile

    Amos Decker • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Kyf Brewer

    4.59 ABR Score (127.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (105.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (21.8K)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2016
  3. 3
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    A Minute to Midnight

    Atlee Pine • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer

    4.56 ABR Score (65.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (56.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (8.8K)
    12h 11m listening time • Released 2019
  4. 4
    The Guilty cover

    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.52 ABR Score (77.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.9K)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2015
  5. 5
    The Hit cover

    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.50 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (79.7K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.6K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Forgotten

    John Puller • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.50 ABR Score (81.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (70.2K) ★ 4.56 Audible (11.0K)
    12h 30m listening time • Released 2012
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    The Target cover

    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.50 ABR Score (80.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (66.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (14.3K)
    12h 51m listening time • Released 2014
  8. 8
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    One Good Deed

    Archer • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.48 ABR Score (69.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (54.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (15.2K)
    11h 41m listening time • Released 2019

    Edoardo Ballerini's gravel-voiced narration makes Archer feel like a hard-boiled detective straight out of noir, turning Baldacci's 1949 mystery into something that crackles with authenticity and danger.

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    Memory Man

    Amos Decker • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

    4.47 ABR Score (191.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (160.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (31.2K)
    13h 16m listening time • Released 2015
  10. 10
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    The Whole Truth

    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

    4.39 ABR Score (49.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.8K)
    11h 22m listening time • Released 2008

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