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.

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Winners and finalists

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

2000s

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

2010s

YearAudiobookAuthor(s)Narrator(s)PublisherResultRef.
2010
15th
Darling Jim (2007) Christian Moerk Stephen Hoye and Justine EyreTantor AudioWinner [4]
The Devil's Punchbowl (2009) Greg Iles Dick Hill Brilliance AudioFinalist
Level 26: Dark Origins (2009) Anthony E. Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski John Glover Penguin AudiobooksFinalist
The Price of Love (2009) Peter Robinson John Lee , Gideon Emery, Rosalyn Landor, and Angela GoethalsHarperAudioFinalist
Road Dogs (2009) Elmore Leonard Peter Francis James HarperAudioFinalist
2011

16th

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

2020s

YearAudiobookAuthor(s)Narrator(s)PublisherResultRef.
2020
25th
The Institute (2019) Stephen King Santino Fontana Simon & Schuster AudioWinner [13]
Blood in the Water (2016) Jack Flynn Dion Graham Recorded BooksFinalist [13]
Freefall (2019) Jessica Barry Hillary Huber , Karissa Vacker, and MacLeod AndrewsHarperAudioFinalist [13]
Lady in the Lake (2019) Laura Lippman Susan Bennett HarperAudioFinalist [13]
Winter Dark (2020) Alex Callister Ell Potter Audible OriginalsFinalist [13]
2021
26th
When No One Is Watching (2020) Alyssa Cole Susan Dalian and Jay AasengHarperCollins PublishersWinner [14]
If It Bleeds (2020) Stephen King Will Patton , Danny Burstein, and Steven WeberSimon & Schuster AudioFinalist [14]
The Only Good Indians (2020) Stephen Graham Jones Shaun Taylor-Corbett Simon & Schuster AudioFinalist [14]
The Sentinel (2020) Lee Child and Andrew Child Scott Brick Penguin Random House AudioFinalist [14]
Yard Work (2020) David Koepp Kevin Bacon Audible OriginalsFinalist [14]
2022
27th
Local Woman Missing Mary Kubica Brittany Pressley , Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse VilinskyHarperAudioWinner [15]
The Last Thing He Told Me (2021) Laura Dave Rebecca Lowman Simon & Schuster AudioFinalist [15]
Never Far Away Michael Koryta Robert Petkoff Hachette AudioFinalist [15]
The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell Joanne Froggatt Simon & Schuster AudioFinalist [15]
Razorblade Tears (2021) S. A. Cosby Adam Lazarre-White Macmillan AudioFinalist [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 AudioWinner [17]
The WoodkinAlexander JamesAlex KnoxCamCat BooksFinalist [17]
Bad Cree Jessica Johns Tanis Parenteau Penguin Random House AudioFinalist [17]
I Will Find You Harlan Coben Steven Weber Brilliance PublishingFinalist [17]
None of This Is True (2023) Lisa Jewell Nicola Walker , Louise Brealey, and a full castSimon & Schuster AudioFinalist [17]
2025

30th

Lone Wolf Gregg Hurwitz Scott Brick Macmillan AudioWinner [18]
First Lie Wins Ashley Elston Saskia Maarleveld Penguin Random House AudioFinalist [18]
The Forest of Lost Souls Dean Koontz January LaVoy Brilliance PublishingFinalist [18]
The Little Drummer Girl (1983) John le Carré Adjoa Andoh Dreamscape Media LLCFinalist [18]
The Return of Ellie Black Emiko Jean Mizuo Peck , Tessa Albertson, and a full castSimon & Schuster AudioFinalist [18]

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