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Vengeance by Benjamin Black, John Banville

Vengeance: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Quirke series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Vengeance audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John Keating (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.9 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Quirke

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 36.6 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 65 hours in all.

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

Vengeance is book 5 of Benjamin Black's Quirke series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Keating, released August 7, 2012, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
John Keating
Released
August 7, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Quirke #5
ISBN
9781427221438

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Vengeance audiobook?

Vengeance runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Vengeance audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Vengeance?

Vengeance is narrated by John Keating.