Where to Start with David Baldacci
- Best entry point → The Innocent
- Best standalone → The Winner
- Start the Amos Decker series → Memory Man
- What fans keep coming back to → The Last Mile
- Best narrator for David Baldacci → The Hit
- Highest rated by listeners → A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine #2)
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The Last Mile
Amos Decker • Book 2
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 - 2
A Minute to Midnight
Atlee Pine • Book 2
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 - 3
The Innocent
Will Robie • Book 1
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.53 ABR Score (20.9K ratings)★ 4.49 Audible (20.9K)12h 14m listening time • Released 2012 - 4
The Guilty
Will Robie • Book 4
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
The Escape
John Puller • Book 3
Narrated by Ron McLarty
★ 4.51 ABR Score (76.2K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (62.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (13.3K)14h 51m listening time • Released 2014 - 6
The Hit
Will Robie • Book 2
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 - 7
The Forgotten
John Puller • Book 2
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 - 8
The Target
Will Robie • Book 3
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 - 9
One Good Deed
Archer • Book 1
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 2019Edoardo 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
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 - 11
The Winner
Narrated by Francis Cassidy
★ 4.44 ABR Score (60.6K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (55.9K) ★ 4.55 Audible (4.7K)16h 17m listening time • Released 2012 - 12
The Whole Truth
A. Shaw • Book 1
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 - 13
Total Control
Narrated by Jonathan Marosz
★ 4.39 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (50.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (5.4K)16h 58m listening time • Released 2013 - 14
Hell's Corner
The Camel Club • Book 5
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.38 ABR Score (49.9K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.1K)14h 23m listening time • Released 2010 - 15
Hour Game
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 2
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.35 ABR Score (62.9K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (56.1K) ★ 4.45 Audible (6.8K)14h 30m listening time • Released 2004Scott Brick transforms this serial killer puzzle into a propulsive audiobook experience, matching his precise narration to the breakneck pacing of Baldacci's plot twists. If you loved the first King and Maxwell case, this sequel ratchets up the stakes with more layered mystery and twice the narrative momentum.
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The Simple Truth
Narrated by Jonathan Marosz
★ 4.35 ABR Score (44.6K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (42.4K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.2K)13h 19m listening time • Released 2011 - 17
The Camel Club
The Camel Club • Book 1
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.34 ABR Score (98.8K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (98.8K)5h 38m listening time • Released 2024 - 18
Dream Town
Archer • Book 3
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Brittany Pressley
★ 4.31 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (38.7K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.7K)Baldacci's 1953 LA noir crackles with the dual narration of Ballerini and Pressley, whose distinct voices separate Archer's gritty investigation from the glamorous chaos around him—perfect for a mystery where everyone's lying.
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Split Second
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 1
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.31 ABR Score (95.9K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (83.5K) ★ 4.33 Audible (12.4K)11h 42m listening time • Released 2003Scott Brick's measured intensity perfectly captures the paranoia and moral weight of a man hunting redemption through a conspiracy that keeps shifting. Baldacci's twisty political thriller hooks you instantly and doesn't let go.
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The Whole Truth: Shaw and Katie James 1
A. Shaw • Book 1
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.30 ABR Score (43.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K)5h 37m listening time • Released 2024 - 21
Simple Genius
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 3
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.29 ABR Score (54.7K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (49.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (5.3K)13h 2m listening time • Released 2007Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery transforms this locked-room mystery into something genuinely unputdownable—he nails the paranoia and makes the tangled plot feel inevitable rather than contrived.
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Simple Genius: King and Maxwell
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 3
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.23 ABR Score (49.4K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (49.4K)5h 8m listening time • Released 2024 - 23
Saving Faith
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.12 ABR Score (34.9K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (30.3K) ★ 4.21 Audible (4.6K)12h 46m listening time • Released 2014Michael Kramer's sharp, propulsive narration transforms this high-stakes political thriller into something lean and gripping—he nails the paranoia without letting it tip into melodrama.
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No Time Left (Kindle Single)
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.
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