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The Branch and the Scaffold by Loren D. Estleman

The Branch and the Scaffold: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Branch and the Scaffold runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Branch and the Scaffold at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Branch and the Scaffold is an audiobook by Loren D. Estleman: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released May 29, 2009, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Hecht
Released
May 29, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
ISBN
9781440718991

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Branch and the Scaffold as an audiobook?

The Branch and the Scaffold runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is The Branch and the Scaffold free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Branch and the Scaffold?

The Branch and the Scaffold is narrated by Paul Hecht.