Head in the Sand: Audiobook
Book 2 of the DI Nick Dixon Crime series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Head in the Sand audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,660 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
Head in the Sand is book 2 of Damien Boyd's DI Nick Dixon Crime series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released July 11, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- July 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Nick Dixon Crime #2
- ISBN
- 9781491553596
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Head in the Sand audiobook?
Head in the Sand runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is the Head in the Sand audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Head in the Sand?
Head in the Sand is narrated by Simon Mattacks.