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Absolution by Caro Ramsay

Absolution: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Anderson & Costello series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Absolution audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by James Macpherson (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Absolution at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Absolution is book 1 of Caro Ramsay's Anderson & Costello series: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Macpherson, released March 1, 2008, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
James Macpherson
Released
March 1, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
Series
Anderson & Costello #1
ISBN
9781407416359

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Absolution audiobook?

Absolution runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Absolution audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Absolution?

Absolution is narrated by James Macpherson.

Is Absolution worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.