The French Illusion: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The French Illusion runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Beck (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 758 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Beck
Michael Beck narrates 78 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 525 hours in all.
- A Time for Mercy
- The Guardians
- Sycamore Row
- The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller
- A Time to Kill / The King of Torts
About as long, on the Espionage shelf
177 Espionage 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 French Illusion is an audiobook by John Grisham: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Beck, released September 29, 2026, on the Espionage shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Beck
- Released
- September 29, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Espionage
- ISBN
- 9780593830154
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The French Illusion as an audiobook?
The French Illusion runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The French Illusion free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The French Illusion?
The French Illusion is narrated by Michael Beck.
Is The French Illusion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.