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A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta by Paul Theroux

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Neil Shah (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta is an audiobook by Paul Theroux: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Shah, released August 1, 2010, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Shah
Released
August 1, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781407423234

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta as an audiobook?

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta?

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta is narrated by Neil Shah.