The Riddle of the Purple Emperor: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Riddle of the Purple Emperor runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruth Golding (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ruth Golding
Ruth Golding narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 48 hours in all.
- An Iron Will
- The Diary of a Dead Officer
- How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)
- Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing
- Mr. Lismore and the Widow
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
800 Suspense 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 Riddle of the Purple Emperor is an audiobook by Mary E. Henshew: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Golding, released January 1, 2011, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruth Golding
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
How to listen to The Riddle of the Purple Emperor free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Riddle of the Purple Emperor as an audiobook?
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Riddle of the Purple Emperor free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Riddle of the Purple Emperor?
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor is narrated by Ruth Golding.