Caveat Emptor: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Roman Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Caveat Emptor audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 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 |
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What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Roman Empire
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 33.7 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 84.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicus | 11.7 hrs |
| 2 | Terra Incognita | 11.6 hrs |
| 3 | Persona Non Grata | 10.5 hrs |
| 4 | Caveat Emptor | 10.6 hrs |
| 5 | Semper Fidelis | 9.7 hrs |
| 6 | Tabula Rasa: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire | 10.3 hrs |
| 7 | Vita Brevis: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire | 9.4 hrs |
| 8 | Memento Mori: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire | 10.7 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,578 Historical (Fiction) 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
Caveat Emptor is book 4 of Ruth Downie's Roman Empire series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released January 31, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- January 31, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Roman Empire #4
- ISBN
- 9781452670874
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Caveat Emptor audiobook?
Caveat Emptor runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Caveat Emptor audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Caveat Emptor?
Caveat Emptor is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Caveat Emptor worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.