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Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense

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The Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a thriller or suspense audiobook released in a given year. It has been awarded since 2007.

Winners and finalists

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Winners are listed first each year and are highlighted in green.

2000s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2007
12th
The Dead Yard (2006) Adrian McKinty Gerard Doyle Blackstone Audio Winner [1]
Night of the Jaguar (2006) Michael Gruber Jonathan Davis BBC Audiobooks America Finalist
Surrender (2005) Sonya Hartnett Humphrey Bower Bolinda Audio Finalist
The Foreign Correspondent (2006) Alan Furst Alfred Molina Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist
The Wall (2006) Jeff Long Grover Gardner Tantor Audio Finalist
2008
13th
Heart-Shaped Box (2007) Joe Hill Stephen Lang HarperAudio Winner
Daddy's Girl (2007) Lisa Scottoline Barbara Rosenblat HarperAudio Finalist
The Judas Strain (2007) James Rollins Peter Jay Fernandez HarperAudio Finalist
No Time for Goodbye (2007) Linwood Barclay Christopher Lane Brilliance Audio Finalist
The Secret Servant (2007) Daniel Silva Phil Gigante Brilliance Audio Finalist
What the Dead Know (2007) Laura Lippman Linda Emond HarperAudio Finalist
2009
14th
Child 44 (2008) Tom Rob Smith Dennis Boutsikaris Hachette Audio Winner [2]
Blue Heaven (2008) C. J. Box John Bedford Lloyd Macmillan Audio Finalist
The Dying Breed (2008) Declan Hughes Stanley Townsend Isis Publishing Finalist
Sweetheart (2008) Chelsea Cain Carolyn McCormick Macmillan Audio Finalist
The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio Finalist [3]

2010s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2010
15th
Darling Jim (2007) Christian Moerk Stephen Hoye and Justine Eyre Tantor Audio Winner [4]
The Devil's Punchbowl (2009) Greg Iles Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Finalist
Level 26: Dark Origins (2009) Anthony E. Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski John Glover Penguin Audiobooks Finalist
The Price of Love (2009) Peter Robinson John Lee, Gideon Emery, Rosalyn Landor, and Angela Goethals HarperAudio Finalist
Road Dogs (2009) Elmore Leonard Peter Francis James HarperAudio Finalist
2011

16th

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2009) Stieg Larsson Simon Vance Random House Audio Winner
Interface by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George Oliver Wyman Audible, Inc. Finalist
The Book of Spies Gayle Lynds Kate Reading Blackstone Audio, Inc. Finalist
Vengeance AJ Scudiere Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Don Leslie Griffyn Ink Finalist
Dead Aim Thomas Perry Michael Kramer Tantor Media Finalist
2012
17th
The Nightmare Thief (2012) Meg Gardiner Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio Winner [5]
Adrenaline (2010) Jeff Abbott Kevin T. Collins Hachette Audio Finalist
The Bone House (2011) Brian Freeman Joe Barrett Blackstone Audio Finalist
A Kiss Before Dying (1953) Ira Levin Mauro Hantman AudioGO Finalist
Silent Scream (2010) Karen Rose Marguerite Gavin Blackstone Audio Finalist
Out of My Head (2003) Didier Van Cauwelaert Bronson Pinchot Blackstone Audio Finalist
2013
18th
Red, White, and Blood: The President's Vampire (2012) Christopher Farnsworth Bronson Pinchot Blackstone Audio Winner [6]
The Boy in the Suitcase (2011) Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis Katherine Kellgren AudioGO Finalist
The Chalk Girl (2012) Carol O'Connell Barbara Rosenblat Recorded Books Finalist
Odd Apocalypse (2012) Dean Koontz David Aaron Baker Brilliance Audio Finalist
Rise Again (2010) Ben Tripp Kirsten Potter Tantor Audio Finalist
2014
19th
The Hit (2013) David Baldacci Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy Hachette Audio Winner [7]
The Book of Obeah (2010) Sandra Carrington-Smith Dave Fennoy Cherry Hill Publishing Finalist [7]
The Fifth Assassin (2013) Brad Meltzer Scott Brick Hachette Audio Finalist [7]
Suspect (2013) Robert Crais MacLeod Andrews Brilliance Audio Finalist [7]
Sycamore Row (2013) John Grisham Michael Beck Random House Audio/Books on Tape Finalist [7]
2015
20th
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2014) Michael Koryta Robert Petkoff Hachette Audio Winner [8]
"Hot Snow" in The Avengers Lost Episodes (Vol. 1) (2014) John Dorney Full cast Big Finish Productions Finalist [8]
Dead Six (2013) Larry Correia and Mike Kupari Bronson Pinchot Audible Finalist [8]
In the Morning I'll Be Gone (2014) Adrian McKinty Gerard Doyle Blackstone Audio Finalist [8]
The Lost Key (2014) Catherine Coulter and J. T. Ellison Renee Raudman and MacLeod Andrews Brilliance Audio Finalist [8]
Wayfaring Stranger (2014) James Lee Burke Will Patton Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [8]
2016
21st
The Patriot Threat: Cotton Malone (2015) Steve Berry Scott Brick Macmillan Audio Winner [9]
Blue Labyrinth (2014) Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child René Auberjonois Hachette Audio Finalist [9]
The President's Shadow (2015) Brad Meltzer Scott Brick Hachette Audio Finalist [9]
Season of Fear (2015) Brian Freeman Joe Barrett Blackstone Audio Finalist [9]
Signal (2015) Patrick Lee Ari Fliakos Macmillan Audio Finalist [9]
2017
22nd
Cross Justice (2015) James Patterson Ruben Santiago Hudson and Jefferson Mays Hachette Audio Winner [10]
The Fall of Moscow Station (2016) Mark Henshaw Eric G. Dove Dreamscape Finalist [10]
Hidden Bodies (2016) Caroline Kepnes Santino Fontana Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [10]
Home (2016) Harlan Coben Steven Weber Brilliance Audio Finalist [10]
The Short Drop (2015) Matthew FitzSimmons James Patrick Cronin Brilliance Audio Finalist [10]
2018
23rd
The Fourth Monkey (2017) J. D. Barker Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton Recorded Books Winner [11]
The Breakdown (2017) B. A. Paris Georgia Maguire Macmillan Audio Finalist [11]
Don't Let Go (2017) Harlan Coben Steven Weber Brilliance Audio Finalist [11]
The Chemist (2016) Stephenie Meyer Ellen Archer Hachette Audio Finalist [11]
A Legacy of Spies (2017) John le Carré Tom Hollander Penguin Audio Finalist [11]
Mississippi Blood (2017) Greg Iles Scott Brick HarperAudio Finalist [11]
2019
24th
Crimson Lake (2017) Candice Fox Euan Morton Macmillan Audio Winner [12]
The Death of Mrs. Westaway (2018) Ruth Ware Imogen Church Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [12]
Macbeth (2018) Jo Nesbø Euan Morton Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [12]
The Outsider (2018) Stephen King Will Patton Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [12]
The Terminal List (2018) Jack Carr Ray Porter Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [12]
Their Lost Daughters (2017) Joy Ellis Richard Armitage Audible Finalist [12]

2020s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2020
25th
The Institute (2019) Stephen King Santino Fontana Simon & Schuster Audio Winner [13]
Blood in the Water (2016) Jack Flynn Dion Graham Recorded Books Finalist [13]
Freefall (2019) Jessica Barry Hillary Huber, Karissa Vacker, and MacLeod Andrews HarperAudio Finalist [13]
Lady in the Lake (2019) Laura Lippman Susan Bennett HarperAudio Finalist [13]
Winter Dark (2020) Alex Callister Ell Potter Audible Originals Finalist [13]
2021
26th
When No One Is Watching (2020) Alyssa Cole Susan Dalian and Jay Aaseng HarperCollins Publishers Winner [14]
If It Bleeds (2020) Stephen King Will Patton, Danny Burstein, and Steven Weber Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [14]
The Only Good Indians (2020) Stephen Graham Jones Shaun Taylor-Corbett Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [14]
The Sentinel (2020) Lee Child and Andrew Child Scott Brick Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [14]
Yard Work (2020) David Koepp Kevin Bacon Audible Originals Finalist [14]
2022
27th
Local Woman Missing Mary Kubica Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse Vilinsky HarperAudio Winner [15]
The Last Thing He Told Me (2021) Laura Dave Rebecca Lowman Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [15]
Never Far Away Michael Koryta Robert Petkoff Hachette Audio Finalist [15]
The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell Joanne Froggatt Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [15]
Razorblade Tears (2021) S. A. Cosby Adam Lazarre-White Macmillan Audio Finalist [15]
2023
28th
Greenwich Park Katherine Faulkner Laura Kirman Simon & Schuster Audio Winner [16]
The Boys from Biloxi John Grisham Michael Beck Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [16]
The Island Adrian McKinty Mela Lee Hachette Audio Finalist [16]
The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, and Charlie Anson HarperAudio Finalist [16]
Snowstorm in August Marshall Karp Chris Andrew Ciulla and Michael Manuel Blackstone Audio Finalist [16]
Where Secrets Live S. C. Richards Jennifer Jill Araya Dreamscape Media Finalist [16]
2024

29th

All the Sinners Bleed (2023) S. A. Cosby Adam Lazarre-White Macmillan Audio Winner [17]
The Woodkin Alexander James Alex Knox CamCat Books Finalist [17]
Bad Cree Jessica Johns Tanis Parenteau Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [17]
I Will Find You Harlan Coben Steven Weber Brilliance Publishing Finalist [17]
None of This Is True (2023) Lisa Jewell Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey, and a full cast Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [17]

References

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