Best audio books you can recommend?

Bradby

Listening to Tom Brady ‘secret service’ - excellent.

Non fiction-sapiens is pretty good

I’m an avid audible listener too. Tend to go fairly light and have enjoyed many of the ones listed above:
Liane Moriaty
Eleanor oliphant (the narrator makes it imo)

I loved/hated the goldfinch. Mostly loved but there were some really dull sections which I would have skimmed in a real book!
Currently listening to the little friend which is similar
I adored a little life.

My main recommendation which hasn’t been mentioned yet Ian the Robert gailbraith (jk Rowling) strike novels. Really engaging

I really enjoyed the Game of Thrones books on Audible (haven't watched the series though) and all of Robin Hobb's books.

I don't think I was correcting you @HerSymphonyAndSong.

I was merely giving examples of people who are good. David Suchet being one example who is surprisingly good.

It was a counterbalance. I was originally going to give examples of both male and female narrators who are particularly bad for doing simpering women, or younger women made to sound like small children - another frequent occurrence. But edited my post because I thought it would be churlish to do so; and decided to make it a positive post.

You seemed to think it was a pointless post.

Oh my god what a complete Aisling and Graham Norton's two fiction books, Holding and A Keeper.
All three are lightweight and entertaining.
I like easy read fiction when I'm out walking the dog. You need to keep your wits about you in case a car comes flying around a corner too fast.

Yes, the West Cork podcast is very interesting and offers a different view to the local one!
I live in the area and see IB most Saturdays at the market and I just feel really sorry for his partner Jules.

Educated by Tara Westover is excellent. It's a memoir of her upbringing off-grid in the Idaho mountains.

Also, Heartburn by Nora Ephron. It's okay. Read by Meryl Streep. I don't love it but it passes the time on a long walk and gives an insight into the marriages of others. Not great praise I realise but I will finish it.

Educated is far superior.

Fiction
Dark matter by Blake crouch

Non fiction
The history of the world by Andrew Marr
A short history of nearly everything by Bill bryson
A history of Britain in 21 women by Jenni murrey

And I've just started listening to the handmaid's tale.

I listen to audio books in the car. Currently loving Elly Griffiths - Ruth Galloway books. It’s a crime series with archaeology connections set in Norfolk. Great characters and brilliantly read.

tobee I’m not sure what you’re getting at. I mentioned my own pet hate, and said nothing like all men couldn’t narrate women and all women were brilliant at narrating men. So I’m not sure why you felt the need to correct me in some way

Oh does it? @HerSymphonyAndSong

Hadn't thought of Dickens on audio Fatshedra but now discovered there are lots of them available from our library e-audio loans :)

Stephen Fry’s autobiographies. In fact any autobiography of someone who you like or are interested in because it’s amazing to hear them telling their own story

I've just downloaded Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitchch, narrated by Kobne Holdbrook -Smith. So far its excellent, wonderful narration. And, it's a series.

I think I paid over £30 for Miriam Margoyles reading Bleak House by Charles Dickens but it is 34 hours long and brilliantly narrated. It was recommended as a break from Brexit!

“Some male narrators are very good at not doing that and some women aren't great at doing Male characters.“

That goes without saying

My pet hate is male narrators who make female characters sound like they are permanently simpering

God yes. See the bloke who reads 1984

Some male narrators are very good at not doing that and some women aren't great at doing Male characters. David Suchet is surprisingly good at doing women and Juliet Stephenson is good at doing men.

Talking of podcasts, it's not all True Crime of course. Also, there are plenty of fiction podcasts too!

My pet hate is male narrators who make female characters sound like they are permanently simpering

Agree about cabin pressure! I have that on CDs

The narrator makes or breaks an audiobook, I’ve returned loads for poor narration

Not audiobooks, but Audible has Cabin Pressure (radio sitcom) available, and to my mind it's probably the best radio sitcom ever.
Also:
Americanah
Girl, Woman, Other
Educated

Through the wall is a new one out by Caroline Corcoran - I've read it and loved it https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Through-the-Wall-Audiobook/0008335117

I often search by reader rather than author.

I've enjoyed listening Juliet Stevenson (various classics), Anton Lesser (bbc dramatisations of the Falco stories, Philip Pullman's Ruby in the Smoke series and an unabridged reading of the Illiad), Martin Jarvis (mostly Just William and Dickens, but I'd listen to anything he read), and Stephen Briggs (Discworld).

Black Widows was a great thriller by Chris Brookmyre. It is told from 2 different viewpoints by 2 great narrators.

The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker was brilliant. It's such a huge book that I'd have probably skipped bits if I had tried to read it but the narrator really held my attention.

I've also enjoyed audio books of Anne Cleeves' Vera novels and Shetland novels. Not sure why I'd never got round to trying them before (books or tv version) but they were really good.