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From the Dead by Mark Billingham

From the Dead: Audiobook

Book 9 of the Tom Thorne series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From the Dead audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Thornley (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish From the Dead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,545 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

From the Dead is book 9 of Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Thornley, released January 7, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Thornley
Released
January 7, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Tom Thorne #9
ISBN
9781622312856

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the From the Dead audiobook?

From the Dead runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the From the Dead audiobook free?

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

Who narrates From the Dead?

From the Dead is narrated by Paul Thornley.

Is From the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.