The Dead Detective: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dead Detective runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John McLain (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John McLain
John McLain narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 656 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,322 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 Dead Detective is an audiobook by William Heffernan: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John McLain, released February 14, 2017, on the Police & Detective and Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McLain
- Released
- February 14, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Paranormal
- ISBN
- 9781666589313
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dead Detective as an audiobook?
The Dead Detective runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Dead Detective free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dead Detective?
The Dead Detective is narrated by John McLain.
Is The Dead Detective worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.