Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Tom Thorne Novels series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Billingham (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tom Thorne Novels
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.1 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 21.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepyhead: A Tom Thorne Novel | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 176 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,557 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
Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel is book 2 of Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne Novels series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Billingham, released December 23, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Billingham
- Released
- December 23, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Tom Thorne Novels #2
- ISBN
- 9781668149362
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel audiobook?
Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is the Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel?
Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel is narrated by Mark Billingham.
Is Scaredy Cat: A Tom Thorne Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.