Hardball: Audiobook
Book 13 of the V.I. Warshawski series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hardball audiobook runs 14.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Susan Ericksen (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Susan Ericksen
Susan Ericksen narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
965 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
Hardball is book 13 of Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski series: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen, released July 22, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Ericksen
- Released
- July 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- V.I. Warshawski #13
- ISBN
- 9798897568680
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hardball audiobook?
Hardball runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is the Hardball audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hardball?
Hardball is narrated by Susan Ericksen.
Is Hardball worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.