The Root of Evil: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Barbarotti series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Root of Evil runs 17.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Martin Wenner (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.2 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Barbarotti Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 33.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Darkest Day | 16.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Root of Evil | 17.2 hrs |
More narrated by Martin Wenner
Martin Wenner narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 77 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
386 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 Root of Evil is book 2 of Håkan Nesser's Barbarotti series: a 17.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Wenner, released November 15, 2018, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Martin Wenner
- Released
- November 15, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Barbarotti Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781509882731
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Root of Evil as an audiobook?
The Root of Evil runs 17.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.
Is The Root of Evil free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Root of Evil?
The Root of Evil is narrated by Martin Wenner.
Is The Root of Evil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.