The Enigma of Garlic: Audiobook
Book 16 of the 44 Scotland Street series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Enigma of Garlic runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on 44 Scotland Street
This is book 16. Books 1 to 15 run 167 hours before it; books 1 to 18 run 191 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 Scotland Street | 11.9 hrs |
| 2 | Espresso Tales | 14.6 hrs |
| 3 | Love Over Scotland | 14.4 hrs |
| 4 | The World According to Bertie | 14 hrs |
| 5 | The Unbearable Lightness of Scones | 13.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Importance of Being Seven | 11.6 hrs |
| 7 | Bertie Plays the Blues | 10.6 hrs |
| 8 | Sunshine on Scotland Street | 9.6 hrs |
| 9 | Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers | 9.8 hrs |
| 10 | The Revolving Door of Life | 9.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Bertie Project | 9.6 hrs |
| 12 | A Time of Love and Tartan | 8.2 hrs |
More narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie
Robert Ian Mackenzie narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 543 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,266 Literary Fiction 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 Enigma of Garlic is book 16 of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Ian Mackenzie, released April 11, 2023, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Released
- April 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Drama
- Series
- 44 Scotland Street #16
- ISBN
- 9781705086049
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Enigma of Garlic as an audiobook?
The Enigma of Garlic runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Enigma of Garlic free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Enigma of Garlic?
The Enigma of Garlic is narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie.