The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Two Rivers series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Aldridge (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Two Rivers Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Heron's Cry: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel | 10.3 hrs |
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,185 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel is book 1 of Ann Cleeves's Two Rivers series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Aldridge, released April 6, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Aldridge
- Released
- April 6, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Two Rivers Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781250839022
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel as an audiobook?
The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel?
The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel is narrated by Ben Aldridge.
Is The Long Call: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.