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The Devouring by James R. Benn

The Devouring: Audiobook

Book 12 of the Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Devouring runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Berkrot (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Devouring at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,515 Historical (Fiction) 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 Devouring is book 12 of James R. Benn's Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Berkrot, released September 12, 2017, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Berkrot
Released
September 12, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
Series
Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries #12
ISBN
9781501965487

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Devouring as an audiobook?

The Devouring runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Devouring free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Devouring?

The Devouring is narrated by Peter Berkrot.

Is The Devouring worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.