The Impossible Dead: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Impossible Dead runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Forbes (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 222 hours in all.
- Good Omens: A Full Cast Production
- Playing Nice
- The Sleeper and the Spindle
- The Firemaker
- The Fourth Sacrifice
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,360 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Places
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder 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 Impossible Dead is an audiobook by Ian Rankin: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Forbes, released November 21, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Forbes
- Released
- November 21, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781611139754
How to listen to The Impossible Dead free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Impossible Dead as an audiobook?
The Impossible Dead runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Impossible Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Impossible Dead?
The Impossible Dead is narrated by Peter Forbes.
Is The Impossible Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.