Fear is the Key: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fear is the Key audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Oliver (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Oliver
Jonathan Oliver narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 340 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,320 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
Fear is the Key is an audiobook by Alistair MacLean: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Oliver, released May 25, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Oliver
- Released
- May 25, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9780008224356
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Fear is the Key audiobook?
Fear is the Key runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Fear is the Key audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Fear is the Key?
Fear is the Key is narrated by Jonathan Oliver.
Is Fear is the Key worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.