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Slip of the Knife by Denise Mina

Slip of the Knife: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Paddy Meehan series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Slip of the Knife audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jane MacFarlane (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Slip of the Knife at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,543 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

Slip of the Knife is book 3 of Denise Mina's Paddy Meehan series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jane MacFarlane, released February 13, 2008, on the Police & Detective and Espionage shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jane MacFarlane
Released
February 13, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Espionage
Series
The Paddy Meehan Series #3
ISBN
9781602833920

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Slip of the Knife audiobook?

Slip of the Knife runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is the Slip of the Knife audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Slip of the Knife?

Slip of the Knife is narrated by Jane MacFarlane.

Is Slip of the Knife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.