The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America runs 15.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Bower (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 15.4 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 2,869 Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Bower
Michael Bower narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 409 hours in all.
About as long, on the Women shelf
185 Women 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 Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America is an audiobook by William J Mann: a 15.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Bower, released January 27, 2026, on the Women and True Crime shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Bower
- Released
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Women, True Crime
- ISBN
- 9781668118818
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America as an audiobook?
The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America runs 15.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America?
The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America is narrated by Michael Bower.
Is The Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.1 hours.