Best Len Cariou Audiobooks
Len Cariou is a distinguished Canadian actor best known for originating the role of Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical, as well as for his long-running role as Henry Reagan in Blue Bloods. His audiobook work includes a significant run of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels, having narrated Lost Light, The Closers, The Narrows, Echo Park, The Overlook, The Drop, and Nine Dragons, as well as Ed McBain's Mischief. Cariou brings to Bosch a voice of seasoned, slightly melancholic authority that suits Connelly's detective perfectly — a man defined by integrity and a wearying knowledge of human darkness. His age and gravitas lend Bosch's later cases a lived-in quality, and he handles Connelly's procedural detail and LA atmosphere with ease. Cariou's theatrical background gives his narration a natural command of timing and emotional pacing that makes even complex investigations feel immediate. His Bosch recordings are among the more celebrated in crime fiction audio.
Where to Start with Len Cariou
- What fans keep coming back to → The Drop
- Short listen, big payoff → Lost Light
- Highest rated by listeners → Echo Park
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Narrows
Best Len Cariou Audiobooks
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Lost Light
Harry Bosch • Book 9
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.48 ABR Score (78.8K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (9.2K)9h 33m listening time • Released 2003 - 2
Echo Park
Harry Bosch • Book 12
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.43 ABR Score (74.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (69.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.3K)10h 30m listening time • Released 2006 - 3
The Closers
Harry Bosch • Book 11
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.40 ABR Score (70.5K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (63.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (6.6K)12h 13m listening time • Released 2005 - 4
The Narrows
Harry Bosch • Book 10
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.38 ABR Score (71.6K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (66.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.0K)11h 1m listening time • Released 2004 - 5
The Drop
Harry Bosch • Book 15
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.37 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (75.6K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.2K)10h 52m listening time • Released 2011 - 6
The Overlook
Harry Bosch • Book 13
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.24 ABR Score (61.5K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (57.2K) ★ 4.34 Audible (4.3K)6h 37m listening time • Released 2007 - 7
Nine Dragons
Harry Bosch • Book 14
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.24 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (57.9K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.3K)10h 55m listening time • Released 2009 - 8
Mischief
87th Precinct • Book 45
by Ed McBain
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 3.60 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.72 Goodreads (992) ★ 3.67 Audible (33)3h 10m listening time • Released 2006