The Black Wolf: Audiobook
Book 20 of the Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Wolf runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jean Brassard (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jean Brassard
Jean Brassard narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 168 hours in all.
- The End of the Ocean
- The Story of Marceau Miller
- Confessions of a French Atheist: How God Hijacked My Quest to Disprove the Christian Faith
- Murder on Brittany Shores
- The American Fiancee
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
559 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Black Wolf is book 20 of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jean Brassard, released October 28, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Books with Buzz shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jean Brassard
- Released
- October 28, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Books with Buzz
- Series
- Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #20
- ISBN
- 9781250403339
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Wolf as an audiobook?
The Black Wolf runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Black Wolf free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Wolf?
The Black Wolf is narrated by Jean Brassard.
Is The Black Wolf worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.