A Ruse of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Lady Sherlock series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Ruse of Shadows runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Reading (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Lady Sherlock Series
This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 82.7 hours before it; books 1 to 9 run 109.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Study In Scarlet Women | 11 hrs |
| 2 | A Conspiracy in Belgravia | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Hollow of Fear | 10.9 hrs |
| 4 | The Art of Theft | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | Murder on Cold Street | 13.3 hrs |
| 6 | Miss Moriarty, I Presume? | 13 hrs |
| 7 | A Tempest at Sea | 13.8 hrs |
| 8 | A Ruse of Shadows | 13.1 hrs |
| 9 | The Vanished Sister | 13.5 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Reading
Kate Reading narrates 461 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,969 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
1,693 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Lessons in Chemistry
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Husband's Secret
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 Ruse of Shadows is book 8 of Sherry Thomas's Lady Sherlock series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released June 25, 2024, on the Contemporary Women and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Reading
- Released
- June 25, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, BIPOC Stories & Voices, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The Lady Sherlock Series #8
- ISBN
- 9780593907481
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Ruse of Shadows as an audiobook?
A Ruse of Shadows runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is A Ruse of Shadows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Ruse of Shadows?
A Ruse of Shadows is narrated by Kate Reading.
Is A Ruse of Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.