The Prisoner of the Riviera: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Francis Bacon series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Prisoner of the Riviera runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Ansdell (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Francis Bacon
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 5.9 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 32.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fires of London | 5.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Prisoner of the Riviera | 7 hrs |
| 3 | Moon Over Tangier | 6.8 hrs |
| 4 | Nights In Berlin | 6.1 hrs |
| 5 | Afternoons in Paris | 6.5 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Ansdell
Paul Ansdell narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 258 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
960 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 Prisoner of the Riviera is book 2 of Janice Law's Francis Bacon series: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Ansdell, released December 13, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Ansdell
- Released
- December 13, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Francis Bacon #2
- ISBN
- 9781666600346
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Prisoner of the Riviera as an audiobook?
The Prisoner of the Riviera runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Prisoner of the Riviera free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Prisoner of the Riviera?
The Prisoner of the Riviera is narrated by Paul Ansdell.