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Light of the World by James Lee Burke

Light of the World: Audiobook

Book 20 of the Dave Robicheaux series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Light of the World audiobook runs 19.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Will Patton (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.1listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Light of the World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.1 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

196 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

Light of the World is book 20 of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series: a 19.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Patton, released October 3, 2013, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.1 hrs
Narrated by
Will Patton
Released
October 3, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Dave Robicheaux #20
ISBN
9781471245084

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Light of the World audiobook?

Light of the World runs 19.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.

Is the Light of the World audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Light of the World?

Light of the World is narrated by Will Patton.

Is Light of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.4 hours.