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The Commuter

By: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy
Narrated by: Lizzy Caplan, Richard Schiff, Thomas Lennon, James Urbaniak, Sarah Steele, Terrence Terrell, Nicolas Dromard, Wolf Williams, full cast
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About this listen

When a woman overhears a murder plot on her morning commute, she races to stop it—only to be pulled in deeper than she ever could have imagined.

Amy Nichols (Lizzy Caplan) was an FBI agent with a dogged need to protect everyone—until that instinct caused her to mishandle a crisis, lose innocent lives, and lose her job. Now a civilian working in private security, that mistake still haunts her.

One morning on the commuter train, she overhears a young couple plotting a murder. Ignoring warnings from her family and friends, Amy’s instinct to protect and serve compels her to investigate. But the further she goes, the more she finds her own life in danger.

Filled with mystery, suspense, and more twists and turns than a rail line, The Commuter is a gripping thriller by James Patterson, the world’s best-selling author.

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Please note: This audio drama is for mature audiences only. It contains strong language, violence, and sexual content. Discretion is advised.

©2025 James Patterson Entertainment, Inc. (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC. Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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James Patterson
Aaron Tracy

Meet the Creators

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who "doesn’t like to read", only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

Meet the Creators

Aaron Tracy is a writer, producer, and the founder of the award-winning audio company Parallax. Tracy has created many original audio dramas for iHeart and Audible, most recently Supreme: The Battle for Roe, starring Maya Hawke and William H. Macy, which won the 2024 Best Fiction (Scripted) Webby Award. His audio series also include an underdog NBA story with Steve Nash and Glen Powell, a legal mystery with Mary-Louise Parker, a comedic revenge tale with Kelly Ripa, and several thrillers with James Patterson. Tracy’s first show, the Webby-winning The Coldest Case with Aaron Paul, ranked in the global Top 10 of all Audible downloads in its first year of release. Tracy’s TV credits include Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Tap (USA), and Sequestered (Sony’s Crackle), which he created and ran for two seasons. Tracy is on faculty at Yale.

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This is a great story with great pace but the lead voice was too much. God it drove me crazy I just wanted shout out just shut up and listen

Annoying voice

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Short and sweet, very entertaining, great characters and good twist at the end. Great all round

Fun story with a twist

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I don't normally like dramatisations but it really was like watching a film! Good work!

Great!

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Lively story. Fast paced and engaging. Soundscape really dramatic and the narrators were brilliant. Really enjoyed this on my walk.

Great soundscape

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Great story telling and interesting twists, a bit short but gripping from the start and worth your time

story telling

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Def recommend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 various twists and turns. Maybe bit too much personal life included in the story line.

Recognising various characters was easy

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It was the fact that I stayed with it, that persuaded me to give this three stars and not two. I thought it was pretty cheesy to be honest, like something from the 70s, or maybe even the 30s, going by the actresses performance. At least it was free. I think it would have been better written as a book, than as a play. I can’t recommend it.

Well, I did listen to the end. Not sure why.

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The plot is contrived, the performances just okay, but the script doesn't do them a lot of favours. At least it's free!

Daft but quite enjoyable

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I disliked the way in which the story was told
The dialogue was too hyped up

I was very disappointed in the whole story I thought that James Patterson would write better

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This was totally absorbing. I had a very lazy afternoon and listened in one go! My first James Patterson. I do love these multi- people presentations! Great plot. Great cast.

Thoroughly entertaining!

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