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Checkmate by Karna Small Bodman

Checkmate: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Dr. Cameron Talbot series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Checkmate audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Julie Mckay (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Legal & Politicalstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish Checkmate at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dr. Cameron Talbot

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Checkmate11 hrs
2Gambit10.4 hrs

About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf

652 Legal & Political 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

Checkmate is book 1 of Karna Small Bodman's Dr. Cameron Talbot series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Julie Mckay, released April 2, 2019, on the Legal & Political shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Julie Mckay
Released
April 2, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Legal & Political
Series
Dr. Cameron Talbot #1
ISBN
9781721358793

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Checkmate audiobook?

Checkmate runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is the Checkmate audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Checkmate?

Checkmate is narrated by Julie Mckay.

Is Checkmate worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.