Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Karen Pirie Novels series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Cathleen McCarron (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 |
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What our data says
- At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cathleen McCarron
Cathleen McCarron narrates 41 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 429 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,173 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
Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel is book 8 of Val McDermid's Karen Pirie Novels series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathleen McCarron, released December 2, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cathleen McCarron
- Released
- December 2, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Karen Pirie Novels #8
- ISBN
- 9781668170786
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel audiobook?
Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel?
Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel is narrated by Cathleen McCarron.
Is Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.