Dead Beat: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dead Beat audiobook runs 15.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael David Axtell and Lauren Fortgang (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael David Axtell
Michael David Axtell narrates 96 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,130 hours in all.
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
465 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Shining
- Pet Sematary
- If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- The Dead Zone
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
Dead Beat is an audiobook by Leigh Bardugo: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael David Axtell and Lauren Fortgang, released September 15, 2026, on the Paranormal and Books with Buzz shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael David Axtell, Lauren Fortgang
- Released
- September 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Books with Buzz
- ISBN
- 9781250475749
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dead Beat audiobook?
Dead Beat runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Is the Dead Beat audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dead Beat?
Dead Beat is narrated by Michael David Axtell and Lauren Fortgang.
Is Dead Beat worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.