The Black Book: Audiobook
Part of A Black Book Thriller
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Book runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini narrates 448 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,500 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,825 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 Book is an audiobook by David Ellis and James Patterson: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Edoardo Ballerini, released March 27, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Released
- March 27, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- A Black Book Thriller
- ISBN
- 9781478914709
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Book as an audiobook?
The Black Book runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Black Book free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Book?
The Black Book is narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.
Is The Black Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.