Ironwood: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tales of the Secret City series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ironwood audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tales of the Secret City
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 40.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironwood | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Nightshift Sorcerer | 10.1 hrs |
| 3 | Shadow Boxer | 9.8 hrs |
| 4 | Ratgirl Blues | 10.5 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,554 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
Ironwood is book 1 of Steven Savile's Tales of the Secret City series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released July 8, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- July 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Fantasy
- Series
- Tales of the Secret City #1
- ISBN
- 9798331915186
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ironwood audiobook?
Ironwood runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Ironwood audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ironwood?
Ironwood is narrated by Joe Hempel.
Is Ironwood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.