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You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel by Caroline Kepnes

You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel: Audiobook

Book 5 of the You series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Santino Fontana (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,348 Police & Detective 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

You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel is book 5 of Caroline Kepnes's You series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Santino Fontana, released June 9, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
Santino Fontana
Released
June 9, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
You #5
ISBN
9780525588283

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel audiobook?

You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel?

You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel is narrated by Santino Fontana.

Is You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.