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The Dead Years by Jeffrey B. Burton

The Dead Years: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Chicago K-9 Thriller series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dead Years runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Will Tulin (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Cozy Mysterystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dead Years at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Chicago K-9 Thriller

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Dead Years8.1 hrs
2The Second Grave7.9 hrs

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 Years is book 1 of Jeffrey B. Burton's Chicago K-9 Thriller series: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Tulin, released May 27, 2025, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Will Tulin
Released
May 27, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Cozy Mystery
Series
Chicago K-9 Thriller #1
ISBN
9798331961947

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dead Years as an audiobook?

The Dead Years runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Dead Years free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dead Years?

The Dead Years is narrated by Will Tulin.