Best MacLeod Andrews Audiobooks
MacLeod Andrews has built a devoted following among horror and thriller listeners who value texture over flash — a narrator whose quiet, slightly unsettled delivery makes even ordinary moments feel like something is wrong just offscreen. His voice sits in a cool mid-range with a subtle edge to it, the kind that works beautifully in slow-burn suspense and literary fiction alike. He brings that same coiled tension to James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series as he does to George Saunders' Vigil, which says a lot about his range. Andrews doesn't showboat — his character differentiation is subtle but consistent, and he trusts the material enough not to oversell it. Listeners who love atmospheric dread and precise, controlled pacing will find him endlessly reliable. If you're new to him, Vigil is a perfect entry point — eerie, literary, and exactly the kind of project where his instincts shine.
Where to Start with MacLeod Andrews
- New to MacLeod Andrews? Start here → One of Us Is Lying
- What fans keep coming back to → Good Girl, Bad Blood
- Highest rated by listeners → Steelheart
- Best narrator–author pairing → Tailored Realities
Best MacLeod Andrews Audiobooks
- 1
Good Girl, Bad Blood
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Book 2
by Holly Jackson
Narrated by Bailey Carr, MacLeod Andrews, Donte Bonner, James Fouhey, Neil Hellegers, Cary Hite, Amy Landon, Raymond J. Lee, Keylor Leigh, Maggi-Meg Reed, Shezi Sardar
★ 4.52 ABR Score (799.8K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (796.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.7K)10h 48m listening time • Released 2021 - 2
Steelheart
The Reckoners • Book 1
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
★ 4.36 ABR Score (235.2K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (197.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (38.2K)12h 42m listening time • Released 2013 - 3
One of Us Is Lying
One of Us Is Lying • Book 1
by Karen M. McManus
Narrated by Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus, Robbie Daymond
★ 4.30 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.47 Audible (8.2K)10h 43m listening time • Released 2017 - 4
Monsters of Men
Chaos Walking • Book 3
by Patrick Ness
Narrated by Nick Podehl, Angela Dawe, MacLeod Andrews
★ 4.28 ABR Score (92.4K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (90.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.4K)14h 22m listening time • Released 2010Three narrators anchor this war epic so completely you forget you're listening to a performance. The final book of Chaos Walking hits hardest when you hear every character's interiority laid bare.
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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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The Promise
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike • Book 16
by Robert Crais
Narrated by Luke Daniels, MacLeod Andrews
★ 4.18 ABR Score (19.1K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.54 Audible (50)5h 15m listening time • Released 2015Luke Daniels and MacLeod Andrews split the narration so seamlessly you forget there are two voices—they nail the grit and humanity that makes Cole and Pike's loyalty actually matter.
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Tailored Realities
Skyward universe
Narrated by André Santana, Avi Roque, Dion Graham, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, January LaVoy, MacLeod Andrews, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Shahjehan Khan, Stephanie Németh-Parker
★ 4.09 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.68 Audible (454)17h 31m listening time • Released 2025Sanderson's short fiction collection hits harder when an all-star ensemble cast brings each wildly different story to life, turning standalone tales into a masterclass in genre-hopping storytelling.
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The Earth Dwellers
The Dwellers • Book 4
by David Estes
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Khristine Hvam, MacLeod Andrews, Will Damron, Kirby Heyborne, Kate Rudd
★ 4.08 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (154)11h 30m listening time • Released 2016The ensemble cast elevates this epic finale, with six narrators seamlessly shifting between beloved characters from two converging series, creating an immersive payoff for longtime fans.
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The Servants of the Storm
The Pillars of Reality • Book 5
by Jack Campbell, MacLeod Andrews
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
★ 4.03 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (71)11h 53m listening time • Released 2022 - 10
Sightwitch
The Witchlands #2.5
by Susan Dennard, Rhys Davies
Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Saskia Maarleveld, Cassandra Campbell, Lauren Fortgang, MacLeod Andrews
★ 3.94 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (7.9K) ★ 4.42 Audible (85)7h 18m listening time • Released 2018The five-narrator cast brings Ryber's illustrated journal to life with genuine intimacy, turning a novella into something that feels handmade and deeply personal.
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Flags on the Bayou
Dave Robicheaux
by James Lee Burke
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews, Michael Crouch, Dana Gourrier, Marin Ireland, January LaVoy, Ray Porter
★ 3.83 ABR Score (6.9K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (6.7K) ★ 4.23 Audible (228)9h 15m listening time • Released 2023Burke's Civil War novel gains depth through an ensemble cast of narrators who inhabit enslaved women, soldiers, and planters with distinct conviction, making the bayou's moral chaos feel lived rather than observed.
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How High We Go in the Dark
by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Brian Nishii, Keisuke Hoashi, MacLeod Andrews, Jeanne Sakata, Greg Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, Matthew Bridges, Kotaro Watanabe, Brianna Ishibashi, Joe Knezevich, Micky Shiloah, Stephanie Komure, Jason Culp
★ 3.82 ABR Score (73.6K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (71.7K) ★ 4.16 Audible (1.9K)9h 20m listening time • Released 2022A pandemic novel told through interconnected lives across generations, with fourteen narrators so perfectly matched to their characters you'll forget you're listening to a performance rather than living it.
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Mystery Writers of America Presents Odd Partners: An Anthology
Inspector Ian Rutledge #11.5 - Blood Money
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Anne Perry, MacLeod Andrews, Edoardo Ballerini, Janina Edwards, Christopher Ryan Grant, Amy Landon, Ray Porter, Simon Prebble, Lorna Raver
★ 3.67 ABR Score (676 ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (552) ★ 4.28 Audible (124) - 14
Vigil
by George Saunders
Narrated by Judy Greer, Stephen Root, MacLeod Andrews, Kimberly Farr, Mark Bramhall, Barrett Leddy, Eric Jason Martin, Karissa Vacker, Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Aaron Goodson, Maggi-Meg Reed, Full Cast
★ 3.65 ABR Score (8.8K ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (8.6K) ★ 4.04 Audible (194)5h 32m listening time • Released 2026A full-cast ensemble brings Saunders' darkly funny deathbed vigil to life with such precision that each voice becomes its own character, making this strange, tender horror genuinely unforgettable.
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Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012
by Tor Books, Sylvia Day, Brandon Sanderson, Charles Stross, Ken MacLeod, Lee Mandelo, Rachel Swirsky, Meghan McCarron, John Scalzi
Narrated by Luke Daniels, R.C. Bray, Amy McFadden, MacLeod Andrews, Kathleen Gati, Cassandra Campbell, Jill Redfield, Gideon Emery
★ 3.49 ABR Score (305 ratings)★ 3.32 Goodreads (104) ★ 3.76 Audible (201)10h 9m listening time • Released 2013 - 16
Shadowed Souls
The Dresden Files #14.5 - Cold Case • Book 14
by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, Rob Thurman, Tanya Huff, Kat Richardson, Jim C. Hines, Anton Strout, Lucy A. Snyder, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Erik Scott de Bie
Narrated by Jim Butcher, Julia Whelan, Emily Rankin, Justine Eyre, David de Vries, Mia Barron, Jon Lindstrom, Sumalee Montano, Mozhan Marnò, Karissa Vacker, MacLeod Andrews
★ 3.47 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 3.86 Audible (2.3K)11h 3m listening time • Released 2016