The Masque of the Black Tulip: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Pink Carnation series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Masque of the Black Tulip runs 14.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Reading (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Pink Carnation
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 28.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret History of the Pink Carnation | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Masque of the Black Tulip | 14.7 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Reading
Kate Reading narrates 198 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,677 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
669 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- All the Light We Cannot See
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Alice Network
- The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
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 Masque of the Black Tulip is book 2 of Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released December 29, 2005, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Reading
- Released
- December 29, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Pink Carnation #2
- ISBN
- 9780786555758
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Masque of the Black Tulip as an audiobook?
The Masque of the Black Tulip runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The Masque of the Black Tulip free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Masque of the Black Tulip?
The Masque of the Black Tulip is narrated by Kate Reading.
Is The Masque of the Black Tulip worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.