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A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel by William F. Buckley, Jr.

A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel: Audiobook

Book 10 of the Blackford Oakes Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Emerson (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.5listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.5 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

613 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel is book 10 of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s Blackford Oakes Mysteries series: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Emerson, released June 22, 2005, on the Espionage and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.5 hrs
Narrated by
Brian Emerson
Released
June 22, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Westerns & War
Series
The Blackford Oakes Mysteries #10
ISBN
9781481557818

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel as an audiobook?

A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.

Is A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel?

A Very Private Plot: A Blackford Oakes Novel is narrated by Brian Emerson.