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The Thief by J.R. Ward

The Thief: Audiobook

Book 16 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thief runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Frangione (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.4listening hrs
Paranormalstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Thief at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Paranormal shelf

644 Paranormal 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 Thief is book 16 of J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released April 10, 2018, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.4 hrs
Narrated by
Jim Frangione
Released
April 10, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Paranormal, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Black Dagger Brotherhood #16
ISBN
9780525526223

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Thief as an audiobook?

The Thief runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is The Thief free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Thief?

The Thief is narrated by Jim Frangione.

Is The Thief worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.