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The Blackout by Sarah Goodwin

The Blackout: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Thriller Collection series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blackout runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katy Sobey (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Blackout at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Thriller Collection

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 31.8 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 77.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Stranded11.3 hrs
2The Thirteenth Girl11.2 hrs
3The Secrets of Mill House9.3 hrs
4The Blackout7.4 hrs
5The Yacht9.6 hrs
6The Island9.9 hrs
7The Private Jet10.3 hrs
8The Alpine Retreat8.5 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,316 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 Blackout is book 4 of Sarah Goodwin's Thriller Collection series: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Katy Sobey, released August 31, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.4 hrs
Narrated by
Katy Sobey
Released
August 31, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Psychological
Series
The Thriller Collection #4
ISBN
9780008591595

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blackout as an audiobook?

The Blackout runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The Blackout free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blackout?

The Blackout is narrated by Katy Sobey.