The Velvet Knife: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Truly Devious series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Velvet Knife runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emily Ellet (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Truly Devious
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 28.1 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 38.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truly Devious: A Mystery | 10.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Vanishing Stair | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Hand on the Wall | 8.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Velvet Knife | 10.7 hrs |
More narrated by Emily Ellet
Emily Ellet narrates 233 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,695 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
826 Tough Topics 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 Velvet Knife is book 4 of Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Emily Ellet, released September 29, 2026, on the Mystery & Thriller and Tough Topics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emily Ellet
- Released
- September 29, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Thriller, Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Truly Devious #4
- ISBN
- 9780063256040
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Velvet Knife as an audiobook?
The Velvet Knife runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Velvet Knife free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Velvet Knife?
The Velvet Knife is narrated by Emily Ellet.
Is The Velvet Knife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.