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Birthdays for the Dead by Stuart MacBride

Birthdays for the Dead: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Birthdays for the Dead audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Ian Hanmore (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Birthdays for the Dead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,119 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

Birthdays for the Dead is an audiobook by Stuart MacBride: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Hanmore, released January 5, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ian Hanmore
Released
January 5, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9780007443642

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Birthdays for the Dead audiobook?

Birthdays for the Dead runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Birthdays for the Dead audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Birthdays for the Dead?

Birthdays for the Dead is narrated by Ian Hanmore.

Is Birthdays for the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.