The best thriller & suspense audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Thriller & Suspense winner
Looking for a thriller & suspense audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Thriller & Suspense category — 20 winners from 2007 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best thriller & suspense production of each year. The most recent winner is Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, narrated by Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson.
| Year | Narrator | Audiobook | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson | Don't Let Him In | Lisa Jewell |
| 2025 | Scott Brick | Lone Wolf | Gregg Hurwitz |
| 2024 | Adam Lazarre-White | All the Sinners Bleed | S. A. Cosby |
| 2023 | Laura Kirman | Greenwich Park | Katherine Faulkner |
| 2022 | Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, Jesse Vilinsky | Local Woman Missing | Mary Kubica |
| 2021 | Susan Dalian, Jay Aaseng | When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole |
| 2020 | Santino Fontana | The Institute | Stephen King |
| 2019 | Euan Morton | Crimson Lake | Candice Fox |
| 2018 | Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton | The Fourth Monkey | J. D. Barker |
| 2017 | Ruben Santiago Hudson, Jefferson Mays | Cross Justice | James Patterson |
| 2016 | Scott Brick | The Patriot Threat: Cotton Malone | Steve Berry |
| 2015 | Robert Petkoff | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Michael Koryta |
| 2014 | Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy | The Hit | David Baldacci |
| 2013 | Bronson Pinchot | Red, White, and Blood: The President's Vampire | Christopher Farnsworth |
| 2012 | Susan Ericksen | The Nightmare Thief | Meg Gardiner |
| 2011 | Simon Vance | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest | Stieg Larsson |
| 2010 | Stephen Hoye, Justine Eyre | Darling Jim | Christian Moerk |
| 2009 | Dennis Boutsikaris | Child 44 | Tom Rob Smith |
| 2008 | Stephen Lang | Heart-Shaped Box | Joe Hill |
| 2007 | Gerard Doyle | The Dead Yard | Adrian McKinty |
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Most-awarded thriller & suspense narrators
Scott Brick (2 wins).
See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.