The Widow: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Widow runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Beck (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Beck
Michael Beck narrates 153 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,512 hours in all.
- The Reckoning
- A Time for Mercy
- The Guardians
- Sycamore Row
- The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
307 Legal & Political 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 Widow is an audiobook by John Grisham: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Beck, released October 21, 2025, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Beck
- Released
- October 21, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- ISBN
- 9780593607510
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Widow as an audiobook?
The Widow runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is The Widow free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Widow?
The Widow is narrated by Michael Beck.
Is The Widow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.