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Career of Evil: Audiobook

The Career of Evil audiobook runs an estimated 15.6 hours (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.6est. listening hrs
4.1★20 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 15.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Career of Evil at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

What our data says

  • At 15.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 85% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 27% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want proper detective work: a long-haul epic at 15.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

A disturbing package leads Detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott to investigate four dangerous murder suspects in this "magnetic" British mystery (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times ) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike . When Robin Ellacott opens an unexpected delivery, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but just as alarmed. He suspects that four people from his past could be responsible -- and any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike has essentially ruled out, he and Robin take matters into their own hands and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them . . .

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Career of Evil audiobook?

Career of Evil runs about 15.6 hours, our estimate from its 528 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.

Is the Career of Evil audiobook free?

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

Is Career of Evil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Career of Evil first published?

Career of Evil by J. K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith was first published in 2015.