The Basic Eight: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Basic Eight runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ann Marie Gideon (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ann Marie Gideon
Ann Marie Gideon narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,191 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,120 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
The Basic Eight is an audiobook by Daniel Handler: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ann Marie Gideon, released November 21, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ann Marie Gideon
- Released
- November 21, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781696613743
How to listen to The Basic Eight free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Basic Eight as an audiobook?
The Basic Eight runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Basic Eight free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Basic Eight?
The Basic Eight is narrated by Ann Marie Gideon.
Is The Basic Eight worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.