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The Black Ascot by Charles Todd

The Black Ascot: Audiobook

Book 21 of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Ascot runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Black Ascot at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,380 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 Black Ascot is book 21 of Charles Todd's Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released February 5, 2019, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Prebble
Released
February 5, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries #21
ISBN
9780062893642

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Black Ascot as an audiobook?

The Black Ascot runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Black Ascot free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Black Ascot?

The Black Ascot is narrated by Simon Prebble.

Is The Black Ascot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.