A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angus King (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Angus King
Angus King narrates 164 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,665 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,471 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
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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 Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil is an audiobook by Chris Brookmyre: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus King, released June 4, 2015, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Angus King
- Released
- June 4, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781471292422
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil as an audiobook?
A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil?
A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil is narrated by Angus King.
Is A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.