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Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason

Black Skies: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Skies audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Saul Reichlin (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,751 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Black Skies is book 8 of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik Murder Mysteries series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Saul Reichlin, released May 29, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Saul Reichlin
Released
May 29, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Reykjavik Murder Mysteries #8
ISBN
9781448191130

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Skies audiobook?

Black Skies runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the Black Skies audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Skies?

Black Skies is narrated by Saul Reichlin.