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Smoke and Embers by John Lawton

Smoke and Embers: Audiobook

Book 9 of the Inspector Troy series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Smoke and Embers audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Nicola Bryant (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Smoke and Embers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 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 89% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

6,389 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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

Smoke and Embers is book 9 of John Lawton's Inspector Troy series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Bryant, released May 15, 2025, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Nicola Bryant
Released
May 15, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Inspector Troy #9
ISBN
9781399192378

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Smoke and Embers audiobook?

Smoke and Embers runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Smoke and Embers audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Smoke and Embers?

Smoke and Embers is narrated by Nicola Bryant.

Is Smoke and Embers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.