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The Blue Hour by J.P. Smith

The Blue Hour: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blue Hour runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chris Kayser (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Blue Hour at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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

What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

6,051 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 Blue Hour is an audiobook by J.P. Smith: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Kayser, released November 20, 2012, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Chris Kayser
Released
November 20, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
ISBN
9781469248110

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blue Hour as an audiobook?

The Blue Hour runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is The Blue Hour free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blue Hour?

The Blue Hour is narrated by Chris Kayser.