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The Inheritance by Simon Tolkien

The Inheritance: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Inspector Trave series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Inheritance runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Inheritance at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Inspector Trave

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 37.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Inheritance13 hrs
2The King of Diamonds14.6 hrs
3Orders from Berlin10.3 hrs

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

5,670 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2010 recording read by Simon Tolkien runs 0.8 hours shorter (12.2 hours).

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 Inheritance is book 1 of Simon Tolkien's Inspector Trave series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released June 26, 2014, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh
Released
June 26, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Inspector Trave #1
ISBN
9780007584789

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Inheritance as an audiobook?

The Inheritance runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Inheritance free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Inheritance?

The Inheritance is narrated by Leighton Pugh.

Is The Inheritance worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.