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The Kill by Émile Zola

The Kill: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Kill runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Kill at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Leighton Pugh runs 0.2 hours longer (12.6 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 Kill is an audiobook by Émile Zola: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Charles Owen, released July 22, 2026, on the Drama shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
AI Voice Charles Owen
Released
July 22, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama
ISBN
9798240192364

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Kill as an audiobook?

The Kill runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is The Kill free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Kill?

The Kill is narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen.

Is The Kill worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.