Killing the Shadows: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Killing the Shadows audiobook runs 16.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Vari Sylvester (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.4 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
469 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Great Alone
- The Good Daughter
- Apples Never Fall
- Killing Floor
- Nine Perfect Strangers
Other recordings
- The 2015 recording read by Imogen Church runs 1.3 hours longer (17.8 hours).
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
Killing the Shadows is an audiobook by Val McDermid: a 16.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Vari Sylvester, released August 25, 2005, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Vari Sylvester
- Released
- August 25, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781596007185
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Killing the Shadows audiobook?
Killing the Shadows runs 16.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is the Killing the Shadows audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Killing the Shadows?
Killing the Shadows is narrated by Vari Sylvester.
Is Killing the Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.