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The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock runs 23.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach (about 15.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.4listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day47 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.4 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock is an audiobook by Donald Spoto: a 23.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Riggenbach, released August 15, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.4 hrs
Narrated by
Jeff Riggenbach
Released
August 15, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture
ISBN
9781483073149

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock as an audiobook?

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock runs 23.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.6 hours.

Is The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock?

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Is The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.6 hours, saving 7.8 hours.