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Heartstone by C.J. Sansom

Heartstone: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Matthew Shardlake series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heartstone audiobook runs 22.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Steven Crossley (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.8listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Heartstone at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,468 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

379 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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

Heartstone is book 5 of C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Crossley, released February 18, 2010, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.8 hrs
Narrated by
Steven Crossley
Released
February 18, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Matthew Shardlake #5
ISBN
9781449867478

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Heartstone audiobook?

Heartstone runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.

Is the Heartstone audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Heartstone?

Heartstone is narrated by Steven Crossley.

Is Heartstone worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.