The Department: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Department runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tawny Platis and Spencer Cannon (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tawny Platis
Tawny Platis narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,653 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 Department is an audiobook by Jacqueline Faber: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tawny Platis and Spencer Cannon, released March 11, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tawny Platis, Spencer Cannon
- Released
- March 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Psychological
- ISBN
- 9781608096510
How to listen to The Department free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Department as an audiobook?
The Department runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Department free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Department?
The Department is narrated by Tawny Platis and Spencer Cannon.