Best Richard Poe Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Richard Poe — 5 titles spanning Literature & Fiction, Thriller, Business, Historical Fiction, averaging 4.40 ABR stars.

Richard Poe is an audiobook narrator with a commanding, expressive voice that has served some of literature's most celebrated works. His narration of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons — the Robert Langdon prequel to The Da Vinci Code — established an audio identity for the series. He also narrated Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power, one of the most widely circulated books in audiobook format, with a measured authority that suits Greene's Machiavellian instruction. His narration of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's All the President's Men demonstrates a range across classic American literature, dark Western fiction, and landmark political journalism. Poe brings intelligence and weight to each of these very different texts. His work on Tess Gerritsen's Bloodstream shows his range in medical thriller. Poe's voice carries the kind of authoritative presence that elevates demanding literary material.

Where to Start with Richard Poe

  1. 1
    East of Eden cover

    East of Eden

    by John Steinbeck

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    ★ 4.78 ABR Score (674.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (19.8K)
    25h 23m listening time • Released 2011
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    Angels & Demons cover

    Angels & Demons

    Robert Langdon Series • Book 1

    by Dan Brown

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (3.4M ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.4M) ★ 4.45 Audible (16.9K)
    18h 28m listening time • Released 2004

    Brown's prequel to The Da Vinci Code is faster, denser, and arguably more fun — Vatican secrets, antimatter, and a 24-hour countdown to catastrophe.

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  3. 3
    48 Laws of Power cover

    48 Laws of Power

    by Robert Greene

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (26.0K)
    23h 6m listening time • Released 2015

    Richard Poe's measured, almost conspiratorial delivery transforms Greene's ruthless playbook into mandatory listening—each law lands like a warning from someone who's seen how the game actually works.

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    Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West cover

    Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

    by Cormac McCarthy

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (239.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (227.0K) ★ 4.37 Audible (12.0K)
    13h 6m listening time • Released 2007
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    Bloodstream

    by Tess Gerritsen

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (18.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (17.6K) ★ 4.3 Audible (589)
    11h 46m listening time • Released 2011
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