Lisa Jewell writes psychological domestic thrillers set in recognizable, ordinary places, the kind of fiction where a quiet street or a family dinner hides something deeply unsettling. Her audiobooks work especially well because her pacing is built on slow dread and slow revelation, and a good narrator can stretch that tension in ways the page sometimes can’t.

If you liked “The family upstairs,” her 2019 novel about a house full of secrets across two timelines, you’ll find her whole back catalogue rewards the same attentive listening. She’s ideal for long commutes where you genuinely cannot stop mid-chapter.