Best Kept Secrets: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Chesterton Scandal series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Best Kept Secrets audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Lisa Smith (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Chesterton Scandal
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 39.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Kept Secrets | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | Bed of Lies | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | Lust & Loyalty | 8.9 hrs |
| 4 | To Love & Betray | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith narrates 34 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 316 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,043 Contemporary Women 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 Kept Secrets is book 1 of Shelly Ellis's Chesterton Scandal series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Lisa Smith, released October 16, 2015, on the Contemporary Women and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lisa Smith
- Released
- October 16, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, BIPOC Stories & Voices
- Series
- Chesterton Scandal #1
- ISBN
- 9781490694719
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Best Kept Secrets audiobook?
Best Kept Secrets runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Best Kept Secrets audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Best Kept Secrets?
Best Kept Secrets is narrated by Lisa Smith.
Is Best Kept Secrets worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.