Best Kathleen Early Audiobooks
Kathleen Early has become one of the go-to voices for psychological thrillers with dark, female-centered narratives — and her long association with Karin Slaughter explains why. Across Pretty Girls and We Are All Guilty Here, she brings a cool, controlled intensity to Slaughter's unflinching subject matter, never sensationalizing, never flinching. Her voice is clear and measured with a slight edge beneath the surface — the kind of delivery that makes quiet scenes feel just as tense as the violent ones. She's equally effective in Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing, where the Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner dynamic demands a narrator who can make charm sound dangerous. Listeners who prefer their thrillers grounded rather than theatrical will find Early a perfect match — she lets the writing do the work while keeping you locked in.
Where to Start with Kathleen Early
- New to Kathleen Early? Start here → Pretty Girls
- What fans keep coming back to → The Kind Worth Killing
- Highest rated by listeners → We Are All Guilty Here
Best Kathleen Early Audiobooks
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We Are All Guilty Here
North Falls • Book 1
by Karin Slaughter
Narrated by Kathleen Early
★ 4.60 ABR Score (144.1K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (133.0K) ★ 4.67 Audible (11.1K)16h 33m listening time • Released 2025 - 2
The Kind Worth Killing
Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner • Book 1
by Peter Swanson
Narrated by Johnny Heller, Karen White, Kathleen Early, Keith Szarabajka
★ 4.33 ABR Score (249.0K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (245.9K) ★ 4.46 Audible (3.1K)10h 17m listening time • Released 2020 - 3
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter
Narrated by Kathleen Early
★ 4.22 ABR Score (734.6K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (734.0K) ★ 4.33 Audible (628)18h 6m listening time • Released 2025Slaughter's most emotionally devastating novel — two sisters, a decades-old disappearance, and a truth so dark it makes most thrillers look tame.
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The Five Year Lie
by Sarina Bowen
Narrated by Kathleen Early, Gary Tiedemann, Jason Clarke
★ 4.17 ABR Score (51.4K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (46.1K) ★ 4.44 Audible (5.3K)12h 41m listening time • Released 2024 - 5
The Twisted Women's Book Club
by Karin Slaughter, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Sarah Pekkanen, Linwood Barclay, Naomi Hirahara, K.J. Howe, Robert Dugoni, Alison Gaylin, Heather Gudenkauf, Shari Lapena, Clare Mackintosh, Stacy Willingham, January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, Lauren Ezzo, Stephanie Epstein, Jenn Lee, Brittany Pressley, Cindy Kay, Nancy Wu, Nicola F. Delgado, Emily Lawrence, Karen Murray, Adepero Oduye, Daniela Acitelli
Narrated by January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, full cast
★ 3.94 ABR Score (13.2K ratings)★ 3.52 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.24 Audible (5.6K)10h 49m listening time • Released 2025 - 6
The Trouble With Valentine's Day
Chinooks Hockey Team • Book 3
by Rachel Gibson
Narrated by Kathleen Early
★ 3.94 ABR Score (14.3K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (14.3K)9h 22m listening time • Released 2026