Library of the Dead: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Will Piper series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Library of the Dead audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Bradbury (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Will Piper
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 32.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Library of the Dead | 12.7 hrs |
| 2 | Book of Souls | 10.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Keepers of the Library | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Peter Bradbury
Peter Bradbury narrates 126 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,475 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,187 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Places
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder Club
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
Library of the Dead is book 1 of Glenn Cooper's Will Piper series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Bradbury, released November 17, 2020, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Bradbury
- Released
- November 17, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- Will Piper #1
- ISBN
- 9781705249383
How to listen to Library of the Dead free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Library of the Dead audiobook?
Library of the Dead runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Library of the Dead audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Library of the Dead?
Library of the Dead is narrated by Peter Bradbury.
Is Library of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.