The Long Knives: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Long Knives runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn
Tam Dean Burn Burn narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,091 Police & Detective 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 Long Knives is an audiobook by Irvine Welsh: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tam Dean Burn Burn, released August 25, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tam Dean Burn Burn
- Released
- August 25, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781529194777
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Long Knives as an audiobook?
The Long Knives runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Long Knives free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Long Knives?
The Long Knives is narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn.
Is The Long Knives worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.