The Lie: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lie runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Darren Benedict (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
960 Historical (Fiction) 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 Lie is an audiobook by Helen Dunmore: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Darren Benedict, released August 7, 2014, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Darren Benedict
- Released
- August 7, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781471271328
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lie as an audiobook?
The Lie runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Lie free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Lie?
The Lie is narrated by Darren Benedict.