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The Amateurs by Sara Shepard

The Amateurs: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Amateurs series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Amateurs runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Renee Chambliss (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Amateurs at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Amateurs

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Amateurs10.1 hrs
2The Follow Me8.7 hrs
3Last Seen: The Murderer Next Door9.5 hrs

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

The Amateurs is book 1 of Sara Shepard's Amateurs series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Renee Chambliss, released November 1, 2016, on the Mystery & Thriller and Tough Topics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Renee Chambliss
Released
November 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Thriller, Tough Topics
Series
Amateurs #1
ISBN
9781501936685

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Amateurs as an audiobook?

The Amateurs runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Amateurs free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Amateurs?

The Amateurs is narrated by Renee Chambliss.

Is The Amateurs worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.