A Long Dead Thing: Audiobook
Book 1 of the DI Harrison Baird series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Long Dead Thing runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angus King (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Harrison Baird
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Long Dead Thing | 11.2 hrs |
| 2 | Open Wounds | 12.9 hrs |
More narrated by Angus King
Angus King narrates 164 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,665 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,884 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
A Long Dead Thing is book 1 of Alex Smith's DI Harrison Baird series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus King, released April 28, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Angus King
- Released
- April 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Harrison Baird #1
- ISBN
- 9781668189641
How to listen to A Long Dead Thing free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Long Dead Thing as an audiobook?
A Long Dead Thing runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is A Long Dead Thing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Long Dead Thing?
A Long Dead Thing is narrated by Angus King.
Is A Long Dead Thing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.