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Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriđason

Silence of the Grave: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Inspector Erlendur series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Silence of the Grave audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Silence of the Grave at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Inspector Erlendur

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.6 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 94.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Jar City7.6 hrs
2Silence of the Grave8.4 hrs
3Voices9.1 hrs
4The Draining Lake9.9 hrs
5Arctic Chill9.4 hrs
6Hypothermia8.4 hrs
7Outrage8 hrs
8Black Skies8.9 hrs
9Strange Shores8.6 hrs
10Reykjavík Nights7.2 hrs
11Into Oblivion8.7 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,701 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

Silence of the Grave is book 2 of Arnaldur Indriđason's Inspector Erlendur series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released February 21, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
February 21, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Erlendur #2
ISBN
9781490619781

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Silence of the Grave audiobook?

Silence of the Grave runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Silence of the Grave audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Silence of the Grave?

Silence of the Grave is narrated by George Guidall.