Back Channel: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Back Channel audiobook runs 17.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Bahni Turpin (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin narrates 441 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,052 hours in all.
- The Help
- The Hate U Give
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
- The Book of Lost Friends
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
330 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Good Daughter
- Apples Never Fall
- Killing Floor
- Nine Perfect Strangers
- False Witness
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Back Channel is an audiobook by Stephen L. Carter: a 17.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Bahni Turpin, released August 19, 2014, on the Suspense and Legal & Political shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bahni Turpin
- Released
- August 19, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Legal & Political
- ISBN
- 9781666585582
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Back Channel audiobook?
Back Channel runs 17.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the Back Channel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Back Channel?
Back Channel is narrated by Bahni Turpin.
Is Back Channel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.9 hours.