Audiobooks Like The Venice Sketchbook

If you loved The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Barrie Kreinik's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Venice Sketchbook

  1. 1
    The Sunflower House cover

    The Sunflower House

    by Adriana Allegri

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.34 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (19.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (405)
    11h 35m listening time • Released 2024
  2. 2
    Finding Margaret Fuller cover

    Finding Margaret Fuller

    by Allison Pataki

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.10 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (11.7K) ★ 4.5 Audible (363)
    13h 22m listening time • Released 2024
  3. 3
    The Butterfly and the Violin cover

    The Butterfly and the Violin

    Hidden Masterpiece • Book 1

    by Kristy Cambron

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.09 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (8.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (108)
    10h 4m listening time • Released 2022
  4. 4
    Ariadne cover

    Ariadne

    by Jennifer Saint

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.03 ABR Score (151.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (149.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.0K)
    12h 17m listening time • Released 2021
  5. 5
    The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre cover

    The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

    by Natasha Lester

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    3.96 ABR Score (12.1K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (11.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (191)
    12h 48m listening time • Released 2023
  6. 6
    The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard cover

    The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

    by Natasha Lester

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    3.94 ABR Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 4.31 Audible (68)
    13h 8m listening time • Released 2024
  7. 7
    Code Name Hélène cover

    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
  8. 8
    The Riviera House cover

    The Riviera House

    by Natasha Lester

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.29 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (14.6K) ★ 4.54 Audible (1.1K)
    14h 35m listening time • Released 2021
  9. 9
    The Paris Dressmaker cover

    The Paris Dressmaker

    by Kristy Cambron

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.14 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.5K)
    12h 27m listening time • Released 2021
  10. 10
    The Italian Ballerina cover

    The Italian Ballerina

    by Kristy Cambron

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.12 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (286)
    10h 18m listening time • Released 2022

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →