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All the Colors of the Dark Audiobook— narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

14 hr 37 min

Chris Whitaker's All the Colors of the Dark starts with girls vanishing from a 1975 Missouri town and a boy named Patch who stops the predator at terrible cost. Across the decades that follow, it grows into a missing-person mystery, a serial-killer hunt, and a lifelong love story between two people the same wound keeps pulling back together.

Why the audiobook wins

Edoardo Ballerini is one of the most decorated voices in audiobooks, and his read of All the Colors of the Dark shows why — he holds Whitaker's clipped, propulsive sentences at exactly the right tension, letting a decades-spanning mystery unfold at a pace that never slackens even as the story moves from a single terrible night in 1975 to the years the town spends living with it.

At nearly fifteen hours, this is a book that rewards a real commitment, a long drive, several nights in a row, because Ballerini's performance makes the slow reveal of who Patch and Saint really are to each other feel earned rather than dragged out. It's a serial-killer hunt and a lifelong love story braided together, and hearing it in one voice makes that braid easier to feel.

Ballerini's narration work has earned him a reputation as one of the field's best for exactly this kind of material, restrained, atmospheric, built for a long haul. One credit gets you all fifteen hours of it.

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Audiobook questions

Who narrates the All the Colors of the Dark audiobook?
Edoardo Ballerini narrates the audiobook edition of All the Colors of the Dark.
How long is the All the Colors of the Dark audiobook?
The audiobook runs 14 hr 37 min.
Is the All the Colors of the Dark audiobook worth listening to?
We scored All the Colors of the Dark 4.4 out of 5. Edoardo Ballerini is one of the most decorated voices in audiobooks, and his read of All the Colors of the Dark shows why — he holds Whitaker's clipped, propulsive sentences at exactly the right tension, letting a decades-spanning mystery unfold at a pace that never slackens…
Can I listen to All the Colors of the Dark free with an Audible trial?
Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.
Is All the Colors of the Dark on Kindle Unlimited?
No. All the Colors of the Dark was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on June 29, 2026.
How much does All the Colors of the Dark cost?
On Amazon: Kindle $14.99, Paperback $12.76, Hardcover $10.89. Prices as of August 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT and may change.

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