The Hostage: Bookshots: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Jon Roscoe Thriller series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hostage: Bookshots runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Colin Mace (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Jon Roscoe Thriller
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 7.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hostage: Bookshots | 2.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Verdict: BookShots | 2.6 hrs |
| 3 | Kidnapped: BookShots | 2.5 hrs |
More narrated by Colin Mace
Colin Mace narrates 212 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,267 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
172 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 Hostage: Bookshots is book 1 of James Patterson's A Jon Roscoe Thriller series: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Colin Mace, released June 2, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Colin Mace
- Released
- June 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- A Jon Roscoe Thriller #1
- ISBN
- 9781473538061
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hostage: Bookshots as an audiobook?
The Hostage: Bookshots runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.
Is The Hostage: Bookshots free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hostage: Bookshots?
The Hostage: Bookshots is narrated by Colin Mace.