Thriller author Mark Greaney is the master of keeping listeners on the edges of their seats. With several best-selling titles and series to his name, Greaney has perfected the art of creating a stirring atmosphere. In the latest installment of his Gray Man series, Relentless, he's back at it again with another thrilling espionage adventure. But, in addition to writing, Greaney is also a huge fan of listening to a good work of nonfiction. Here are his top audiobooks to experience a good nonfiction adventure.
13 Hours was made into a surprisingly good film by Michael Bay, but the audiobook captures much more detail and even more intensity. It’s an apolitical look at a shocking event that became all too political after the fact, but the valor of the men and women involved is told incredibly well here.
The most useful personal development audiobook I’ve ever listened to, and I’ve listened to quite a few. Engaging and thought-provoking, Atomic Habits delivered what it promised; it’s helped me stick to behaviors that are good and avoid behaviors that are bad. I’ve listened to it three times—a mark of a great and valuable audiobook.
The villains in this nonfiction story about crime, murder, and corruption in Russia are as ruthless as any fiction writer could ever invent. The tale of one man’s crusade for justice against a powerful Kremlin with secrets to keep should not be missed.
I was expecting this audiobook to be full of the usual Navy SEAL bluster, especially because it was written by the man who fired the fatal shots into Osama Bin Laden. Instead I found a fascinating, no-nonsense telling of what it is like to be a member of Naval Warfare Development Group, a.k.a. SEAL Team 6. The audiobook benefits much from the fact that it is read by the author—'The Operator' himself. His reading style adds an immediacy and authenticity to his story.
Netflix made a film about the same event, called The Outpost, but this audiobook is from the man who won the Medal of Honor in the Battle of Kamdesh. Clinton Romesha is a bona fide American hero, and this is an epic, ground-level tale of war that should not be missed.
Narrated by best-in-the-biz narrator Ray Porter, House to House is, bar none, my favorite ‘grunt’s eye view’ military work of nonfiction. Mostly about one Army squad’s multi-day, house-to-house fight in Fallujah, this tale is as visceral as anything I’ve read or heard.
