Best Dan Bittner Audiobooks
Dan Bittner is the kind of narrator who thrives in the shadows — equally at home with Lovecraftian cosmic dread and tight procedural mystery, which is a rarer combination than it sounds. His voice has a cool, measured quality that never tips into monotone; there's always something slightly coiled underneath, like he knows where the story is going and is deciding how much to let you in on. That restraint works brilliantly for The Essential Lovecraft, where overwrought delivery would kill the atmosphere instantly, and it gives Anatomy of an Alibi a crisp, controlled tension that suits the genre well. His work on Tempest Runner shows he can handle ensemble sci-fi without losing track of individual character voices. If you gravitate toward audiobooks that feel like they're being told to you rather than performed at you, Bittner is exactly your speed.
Where to Start with Dan Bittner
- New to Dan Bittner? Start here → The Heiress
- What fans keep coming back to → Sadie
- Short listen, big payoff → Anatomy of an Alibi
- Highest rated by listeners → Black Tie
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Storm
Best Dan Bittner Audiobooks
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Sadie
by Courtney Summers
Narrated by Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Gabra Zackman, Rebecca Soler
★ 4.33 ABR Score (135.0K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (131.4K) ★ 4.45 Audible (3.6K)8h 27m listening time • Released 2018 - 2
Anatomy of an Alibi
by Ashley Elston
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews, Saskia Maarleveld, Amanda Stribling, Dan Bittner
★ 4.18 ABR Score (73.2K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (71.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (2.0K)9h 39m listening time • Released 2026The four-narrator setup transforms what could be a standard thriller into a brilliantly disorienting experience where you're never sure whose perspective to trust, and the audiobook format makes that unreliability hit harder than on the page.
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Black Tie
Black's Bandits • Book 2
by Lynn Raye Harris
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Dan Bittner
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (137)7h 58m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
A Killer in the Low Country
by Candice Fox, Uzo Aduba, Chrissy Metz, Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Nile Bullock, Bailey Carr, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Merissa Czyz, Janina Edwards, L.J. Ganser, Piper Goodeve, Allison Hiroto, Josh Hurley, J.D. Jackson, Chris Kipiniak
Narrated by Uzo Aduba, Chrissy Metz, Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Nile Bullock, Bailey Carr, Chris Ciulla, Merissa Czyz, Janina Edwards, L.J. Ganser, Piper Goodeve, Allison Hiroto, Josh Hurley, JD Jackson, full cast
★ 4.08 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.5 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.53 Audible (3.0K) - 5
The Heiress
by Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla, Patti Murin
★ 4.07 ABR Score (182.5K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (180.3K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.2K)9h 1m listening time • Released 2024 - 6
Tempest Runner (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 6
by Cavan Scott
Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
★ 4.02 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.5K)6h 5m listening time • Released 2021A full ensemble cast elevates this High Republic villain origin story into something cinematic—each narrator inhabits their character so distinctly you forget you're listening to a book.
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The Storm
by Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by Alex Knox, Cathi Colas, Dan Bittner, Jane Oppenheimer, Patti Murin, Petrea Burchard, Stephanie Németh-Parker
★ 3.99 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.33 Audible (283)7h 48m listening time • Released 2026A Southern Gothic mystery anchored by a stellar ensemble cast that brings shadowy small-town secrets to vivid life. The Storm rewards patient listeners with atmospheric tension and genuine surprises.
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The Name of All Things
A Chorus of Dragons • Book 2
by Jenn Lyons
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Dan Bittner, Lauren Fortgang
★ 3.92 ABR Score (6.8K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (6.3K) ★ 4.35 Audible (507)25h 46m listening time • Released 2019 - 9
A Joosr Guide to... Sprint
by Joosr
Narrated by Dan Bittner
★ 3.89 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.8K)6h 10m listening time • Released 2016 - 10
The Essential Lovecraft
The Essential Lovecraft Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger, Fred Burman, Kevin Pariseau, Matt Godfrey, Peter Berkrot, Robert Fass, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Paul Woodson, Avi Roque, Raphael Corkhill
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Marc Vietor, Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Jonathan Davis, Jay Snyder, Mirron Willis, Kevin Kenerly, Dan Bittner, Chris Ciulla, Vikas Adam, Gregory Connors, Jason Culp, Timothy Andrés Pabon, full cast
★ 3.73 ABR Score (216 ratings)★ 3.55 Goodreads (58) ★ 4.4 Audible (158)50h 12m listening time • Released 2024 - 11
Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches
by Hillary Frank
Narrated by Hillary Frank, Nicola Barber, Dan Bittner, Raphael Corkhill, Ana Isabel, Laura Knight-Keating, Barrie Kreinik, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Gabra Zackman
★ 3.70 ABR Score (981 ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (940) ★ 4.51 Audible (41)7h 7m listening time • Released 2019 - 12
Nophek Gloss
The Graven • Book 1
by Essa Hansen
Narrated by Dan Bittner
★ 3.54 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 3.86 Audible (168)15h 51m listening time • Released 2021 - 13
Best of "The Strand Magazine": 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction
by Andrew F. Gulli - editor, Lamia J. Gulli - editor
Narrated by January LaVoy, Gerard Doyle, Simon Vance, Dion Graham, Dan Bittner, Roger Clark, Edoardo Ballerini, Grover Gardner, Christopher Tester, Jean Brassard, Scott Brick, Tim Campbell, Robin Miles, Joel Froomkin, full cast
★ 3.48 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)14h 24m listening time • Released 2025A stellar ensemble cast transforms this curated mystery anthology into pure listening theater—each narrator becomes the perfect voice for their story, making 14 hours fly by.