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Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke

Black Cherry Blues: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Dave Robicheaux series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Cherry Blues audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Hammer (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black Cherry Blues at common listening paces
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30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

1,885 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

Black Cherry Blues is book 3 of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Hammer, released May 23, 2008, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
Mark Hammer
Released
May 23, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Dave Robicheaux #3
ISBN
9781436141970

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Cherry Blues audiobook?

Black Cherry Blues runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Black Cherry Blues audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Cherry Blues?

Black Cherry Blues is narrated by Mark Hammer.

Is Black Cherry Blues worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.