1989: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Allie Burns series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1989 audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Katie Leung (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Katie Leung
Katie Leung narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 415 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,041 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
1989 is book 2 of Val McDermid's Allie Burns series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Katie Leung, released October 25, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katie Leung
- Released
- October 25, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Allie Burns #2
- ISBN
- 9781705086216
How to listen to 1989 free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1989 audiobook?
1989 runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the 1989 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1989?
1989 is narrated by Katie Leung.
Is 1989 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.