The Cairo Brief: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Poppy Denby Investigates series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cairo Brief runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Keeley (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Poppy Denby Investigates
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 26.7 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 54.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jazz Files: Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 1 | 8.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Kill Fee | 8.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Death Beat | 9.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Cairo Brief | 9.4 hrs |
| 5 | The Art Fiasco | 9.9 hrs |
| 6 | The Crystal Crypt: Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 6 | 8.8 hrs |
More narrated by Helen Keeley
Helen Keeley narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,731 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
13,172 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
The Cairo Brief is book 4 of Fiona Veitch Smith's Poppy Denby Investigates series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Keeley, released August 15, 2019, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Keeley
- Released
- August 15, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Poppy Denby Investigates #4
- ISBN
- 9781528874984
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cairo Brief as an audiobook?
The Cairo Brief runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Cairo Brief free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cairo Brief?
The Cairo Brief is narrated by Helen Keeley.