Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Blackford Oakes Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook runs 10.1 hours unabridged, narrated by James Buschmann (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Blackford Oakes Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 11 run 93.8 hours in all.
About as long, on the Espionage shelf
627 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
Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery is book 1 of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s Blackford Oakes Mysteries series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by James Buschmann, released June 24, 2005, on the Espionage shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Buschmann
- Released
- June 24, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Espionage
- Series
- The Blackford Oakes Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781481579964
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook?
Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery?
Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery is narrated by James Buschmann.
Is Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.