Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Blackford Oakes Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by John MacDonald (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 55% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Blackford Oakes Mysteries
This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 58.6 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 93.8 hours in all.
More narrated by John MacDonald
John MacDonald narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 104 hours in all.
About as long, on the Espionage shelf
624 Espionage 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
Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery is book 8 of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s Blackford Oakes Mysteries series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John MacDonald, released May 15, 2016, on the Espionage shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John MacDonald
- Released
- May 15, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Espionage
- Series
- The Blackford Oakes Mysteries #8
- ISBN
- 9781504747257
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook?
Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery?
Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery is narrated by John MacDonald.
Is Mongoose, R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Mystery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.