The First Lie: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shadows of Deception series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Lie runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jake Mahler (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 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 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadows of Deception
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 17.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Lie | 9.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Second Deception | 8.7 hrs |
More narrated by Jake Mahler
Jake Mahler narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 51 hours in all.
About as long, on the Psychological shelf
1,844 Psychological 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 First Lie is book 1 of N.H. Steele's Shadows of Deception series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jake Mahler, released September 20, 2025, on the Psychological shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jake Mahler
- Released
- September 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological
- Series
- Shadows of Deception #1
- ISBN
- 9798318442841
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Lie as an audiobook?
The First Lie runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The First Lie free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Lie?
The First Lie is narrated by Jake Mahler.