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Violets Are Blue: Audiobook

The Violets Are Blue audiobook runs an estimated 11.6 hours (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6est. listening hrs
4.2★25 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Violets Are Blue at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for thriller.
  • That's 6% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want vampires and proper detective work: a solid week of commutes at 11.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever —and his own deepest fears —in this electrifying thriller from the world's #1 bestselling writer. Alex Cross has investigated macabre crime scenes. But the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park look like ritualistic killings that looks like the work of vampires, a solution local police and the FBI are quick to dismiss. Cross takes the case, sweeping him from Washington, DC, to Savannah, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Los Angeles as he plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs, role-players, and poseurs. Evidence points to someone demented enough to have crossed the line from playacting to real blood. Someone like the merciless criminal known as the Mastermind, who’s been lurking on the fringes, stalking, taunting, and threatening Alex Cross and everything he holds dear. “Particularly juicy…enjoyably spooky…bottom line: bloody good creepiest.” — People

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Violets Are Blue audiobook?

Violets Are Blue runs about 11.6 hours, our estimate from its 393 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Violets Are Blue audiobook free?

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

Is Violets Are Blue worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Violets Are Blue first published?

Violets Are Blue by James Patterson was first published in 2001.