Black and Blue in the Lilac City: Audiobook
Book 8 of the 509 Crime Stories series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black and Blue in the Lilac City audiobook runs 5.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Damon Abdallah (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.6 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The 509 Crime Stories
This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 49.7 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 84.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Side Hustle | 8 hrs |
| 2 | The Long Cold Winter | 7.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Blind Trust | 7.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Suit | 6.7 hrs |
| 5 | The Value in Our Lies | 6.5 hrs |
| 6 | The Mean Street | 7.6 hrs |
| 7 | Murder by Any Other Name | 5.5 hrs |
| 8 | Black and Blue in the Lilac City | 5.6 hrs |
| 9 | The Only Death that Matters | 7.3 hrs |
| 10 | The After-Hours War | 8.2 hrs |
| 11 | The Fate of Our Years | 7.5 hrs |
| 12 | The Night of the Dead Boys | 6.5 hrs |
More narrated by Damon Abdallah
Damon Abdallah narrates 118 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 898 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,754 Police & Detective 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
Black and Blue in the Lilac City is book 8 of Colin Conway's 509 Crime Stories series: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Damon Abdallah, released January 24, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Damon Abdallah
- Released
- January 24, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- The 509 Crime Stories #8
- ISBN
- 9781961030312
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black and Blue in the Lilac City audiobook?
Black and Blue in the Lilac City runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is the Black and Blue in the Lilac City audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black and Blue in the Lilac City?
Black and Blue in the Lilac City is narrated by Damon Abdallah.