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The Black Key by Amy Ewing

The Black Key: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Key runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Erin Spencer (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Black Key at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Erin Spencer

Erin Spencer narrates 98 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 993 hours in all.

All Erin Spencer audiobooks, measured

Other recordings

  • The 2016 recording read by Laura Kirman runs 0.9 hours shorter (7.3 hours).

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 Key is an audiobook by Amy Ewing: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Erin Spencer, released October 4, 2016, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Erin Spencer
Released
October 4, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
ISBN
9780062570567

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Black Key as an audiobook?

The Black Key runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Black Key free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Black Key?

The Black Key is narrated by Erin Spencer.