A Deceit of Lapwings: Audiobook
Book 9 of the Birder Murder series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Deceit of Lapwings runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Thorpe (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Thorpe
David Thorpe narrates 356 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,171 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Places
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder Club
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 Deceit of Lapwings is book 9 of Steve Burrows's Birder Murder series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released June 26, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Thorpe
- Released
- June 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Birder Murder #9
- ISBN
- 9781399147590
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Deceit of Lapwings as an audiobook?
A Deceit of Lapwings runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is A Deceit of Lapwings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Deceit of Lapwings?
A Deceit of Lapwings is narrated by David Thorpe.
Is A Deceit of Lapwings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.