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Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel by Benjamin Black, John Banville

Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Quirke series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Keating (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,956 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel is book 7 of Benjamin Black's Quirke series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Keating, released January 12, 2016, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
John Keating
Released
January 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Quirke #7
ISBN
9781427262561

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel audiobook?

Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel?

Even the Dead: A Quirke Novel is narrated by John Keating.