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The Dead Key by D. M. Pulley

The Dead Key: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dead Key runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dead Key at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,373 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 Key is an audiobook by D. M. Pulley: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Emily Sutton-Smith, released March 1, 2015, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Emily Sutton-Smith
Released
March 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9781501210235

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dead Key as an audiobook?

The Dead Key runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is The Dead Key free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dead Key?

The Dead Key is narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith.

Is The Dead Key worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.