The Death Instinct: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death Instinct runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kerry Shale (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kerry Shale
Kerry Shale narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 219 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,632 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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 Death Instinct is an audiobook by Jed Rubenfeld: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kerry Shale, released January 20, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kerry Shale
- Released
- January 20, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9781101460481
How to listen to The Death Instinct free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Death Instinct as an audiobook?
The Death Instinct runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The Death Instinct free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Death Instinct?
The Death Instinct is narrated by Kerry Shale.
Is The Death Instinct worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.