A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel: Audiobook
Book 23 of the A Rebus Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Macpherson (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Macpherson
James Macpherson narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 94 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,171 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 Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel is book 23 of Ian Rankin's A Rebus Novel series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by James Macpherson, released October 13, 2020, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Macpherson
- Released
- October 13, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- A Rebus Novel #23
- ISBN
- 9781549167560
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel as an audiobook?
A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel?
A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel is narrated by James Macpherson.
Is A Song for the Dark Times: An Inspector Rebus Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.