The Circus of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Spooksmiths Investigate series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Circus of Shadows runs 4.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Phillips (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Spooksmiths Investigate
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 9.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman: The Cinderman | 5 hrs |
| 2 | The Circus of Shadows | 4.5 hrs |
More narrated by Helen Phillips
Helen Phillips narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 343 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
554 Mystery & Fantasy 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 Circus of Shadows is book 2 of Alex Atkinson's Spooksmiths Investigate series: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Phillips, released September 2, 2026, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Phillips
- Released
- September 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy
- Series
- The Spooksmiths Investigate #2
- ISBN
- 9781004249831
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Circus of Shadows as an audiobook?
The Circus of Shadows runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is The Circus of Shadows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Circus of Shadows?
The Circus of Shadows is narrated by Helen Phillips.