The Gardens of the Dead: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Father Anslem series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gardens of the Dead runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gordon Griffin (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Father Anslem
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 26.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sixth Lamentation | 13.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Gardens of the Dead | 12.4 hrs |
More narrated by Gordon Griffin
Gordon Griffin narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,210 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
1,850 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
- Local Woman Missing
- The Whistler
- The Judge's List
- The Terminal List
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 Gardens of the Dead is book 2 of William Brodrick's Father Anslem series: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Gordon Griffin, released September 1, 2010, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gordon Griffin
- Released
- September 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Father Anslem #2
- ISBN
- 9781407423357
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gardens of the Dead as an audiobook?
The Gardens of the Dead runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Gardens of the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gardens of the Dead?
The Gardens of the Dead is narrated by Gordon Griffin.
Is The Gardens of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.