Best Robert Glenister Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Robert Glenister — 14 titles spanning Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction, averaging 4.09 ABR stars.

Robert Glenister is a British actor best known for his role as Ash Mukherjee in the BBC crime drama Hustle, and his audiobook work has established him as an important voice in contemporary British crime fiction. He is the narrator of Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling's) Cormoran Strike series, having voiced The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, Troubled Blood, The Ink Black Heart, and The Running Grave — the complete series as published. Glenister's portrayal of Strike is widely praised: he conveys the detective's physical bulk and damaged masculinity, his military past, and his complicated relationship with Robin Ellacott, with a naturalness that makes the character fully inhabited rather than merely performed. His voice suits Rowling's detailed, atmospheric London settings and her careful procedural plotting. Glenister handles the series' multiple points of view and large supporting casts with consistency across thousands of pages. His Cormoran Strike recordings are considered benchmark crime fiction audio.

Where to Start with Robert Glenister

  1. 1
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    The Running Grave

    Cormoran Strike • Book 7

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.91 ABR Score (119.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.2K)
    34h 14m listening time • Released 2023
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    Troubled Blood

    Cormoran Strike • Book 5

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (161.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (149.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (12.4K)
    31h 51m listening time • Released 2020
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    Lethal White

    Cormoran Strike • Book 4

    by Robert Galbraith

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.67 ABR Score (203.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (188.1K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.0K)
    22h 31m listening time • Released 2018
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    Career of Evil

    Cormoran Strike • Book 3

    by Robert Galbraith

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (248.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (231.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (17.7K)
    17h 57m listening time • Released 2015
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    The Silkworm

    Cormoran Strike • Book 2

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (319.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (296.4K) ★ 4.49 Audible (23.2K)
    17h 17m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike • Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (668.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (37.8K)
    15h 54m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Ink Black Heart

    Cormoran Strike • Book 6

    by Robert Galbraith

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (118.0K) ★ 4.4 Audible (9.0K)
    32h 42m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Child

    by Sebastian Fitzek, Rupert Penry-Jones, Emilia Fox, Andy Serkis, Stephen Marcus

    Narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, Andy Serkis

    ★ 3.69 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (12.3K) ★ 3.75 Audible (1.7K)
    6h 55m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Empire Trilogy: Troubles / The Siege of Krishnapur / The Singapore Grip

    Empire Trilogy #1-3

    by J.G. Farrell

    Narrated by full cast, Robert Glenister, Alex Jennings, Jim Norton, Samantha Spiro, John Rowe

    ★ 3.68 ABR Score (115 ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (112) ★ 5 Audible (3)
    7h 13m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Early Years cover

    The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Early Years

    by Charles Dickens, Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Bill Nighy, Julia McKenzie, Pam Ferris, Phil Daniels, Robert Glenister, Sandi Toksvig, Tim McInnerny

    Narrated by Full Cast, Anna Massey, Alex Jennings, Phil Daniels, Julia McKenzie, Tim McInnerny, Robert Glenister

    ★ 3.64 ABR Score (69 ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (15) ★ 4.5 Audible (54)
    35h 7m listening time • Released 2018
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    The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, & The Lady of Camellias cover

    The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, & The Lady of Camellias

    by Alexandre Dumas, Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones, Jamie Glover, Alexandre Dumas fils

    Narrated by Anton Lesser, Dan Stevens, Iain Glen, Jane Laporaire, Robert Glenister, Ruth Wilson, Timothy Spall, Toby Jones

    ★ 3.63 ABR Score (51 ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (9) ★ 4.64 Audible (42)
    7h 41m listening time • Released 2020
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    Dombey and son /

    by Charles Dickens

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Full Cast, Robert Glenister

    ★ 3.56 ABR Score (63 ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (58) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
    4h 36m listening time • Released 2012
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    Anton Chekhov: 6 Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions

    by Anton Chekhov

    Narrated by Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anton Lesser, Robert Glenister, Sinead Cusack, Hattie Morahan, Alex Jennings, Maurice Denham, full cast

    ★ 3.53 ABR Score (11 ratings)
    ★ 4.82 Audible (11)
    12h 28m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Gold Killing & more: Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Thrillers cover

    The Gold Killing & more: Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Thrillers

    by Paul Sellar, Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, Full Cast

    Narrated by Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, full cast

    ★ 3.49 ABR Score (2 ratings)
    ★ 4 Audible (2)
    6h 4m listening time • Released 2024
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