The Coal Tattoo: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Coal Tattoo runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Forbes (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,016 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,044 Literary Fiction 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 Coal Tattoo is an audiobook by Silas House: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Forbes, released April 8, 2011, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Forbes
- Released
- April 8, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781456122461
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Coal Tattoo as an audiobook?
The Coal Tattoo runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Coal Tattoo free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Coal Tattoo?
The Coal Tattoo is narrated by Kate Forbes.
Is The Coal Tattoo worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.