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Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs

Speaking in Bones: Audiobook

Book 18 of the A Temperance Brennan Novel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Speaking in Bones audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Katherine Borowitz (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Katherine Borowitz

Katherine Borowitz narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 28 hours in all.

  • Swamp BonesKathy Reichs · 2.9 hrs
  • Swamp Bones: A Temperance Brennan Short StoryKathy Reichs · 2.9 hrs
  • The Nature of Water and AirRegina McBride · 12 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,973 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Speaking in Bones is book 18 of Kathy Reichs's A Temperance Brennan Novel series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Katherine Borowitz, released July 21, 2015, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Katherine Borowitz
Released
July 21, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
A Temperance Brennan Novel #18
ISBN
9780804147835

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Speaking in Bones audiobook?

Speaking in Bones runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the Speaking in Bones audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Speaking in Bones?

Speaking in Bones is narrated by Katherine Borowitz.

Is Speaking in Bones worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.