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Old Knives Tale by Cordelia Rook

Old Knives Tale: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Minerva Biggs Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Old Knives Tale audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Amy Tallmadge (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Old Knives Tale at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Minerva Biggs Mystery

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 5.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 17.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Mystery Repeats Itself5.7 hrs
2Old Knives Tale5.8 hrs
3Past Resort5.7 hrs

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

Old Knives Tale is book 2 of Cordelia Rook's Minerva Biggs Mystery series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Tallmadge, released December 13, 2022, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Amy Tallmadge
Released
December 13, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
Minerva Biggs Mystery #2
ISBN
9798765062142

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Old Knives Tale audiobook?

Old Knives Tale runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Old Knives Tale audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Old Knives Tale?

Old Knives Tale is narrated by Amy Tallmadge.