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Best Boy by Deborah Goodrich Royce

Best Boy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Best Boy audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Best Boy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

Saskia Maarleveld narrates 612 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,444 hours in all.

All Saskia Maarleveld audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

2,570 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Best Boy is an audiobook by Deborah Goodrich Royce: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Saskia Maarleveld, released February 24, 2026, on the Suspense and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Saskia Maarleveld
Released
February 24, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense, Psychological
ISBN
9798228674844

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Best Boy audiobook?

Best Boy runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Best Boy audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Best Boy?

Best Boy is narrated by Saskia Maarleveld.