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The Barkeep by William Lashner

The Barkeep: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Barkeep runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Luke Daniels (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Barkeep at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,785 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

The Barkeep is an audiobook by William Lashner: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Daniels, released February 1, 2014, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Luke Daniels
Released
February 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
ISBN
9781480538535

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Barkeep as an audiobook?

The Barkeep runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is The Barkeep free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Barkeep?

The Barkeep is narrated by Luke Daniels.

Is The Barkeep worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.