The Motive: Audiobook
Book 11 of the Dismas Hardy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Motive runs 14.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Colacci (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 |
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What our data says
- At 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Colacci
David Colacci narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,605 hours in all.
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
270 Legal & Political 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 Motive is book 11 of John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy series: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released May 16, 2017, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Colacci
- Released
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- Series
- Dismas Hardy Series #11
- ISBN
- 9781543613186
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Motive as an audiobook?
The Motive runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The Motive free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Motive?
The Motive is narrated by David Colacci.
Is The Motive worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.