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The Long Take: A noir narrative by Robin Robertson

The Long Take: A noir narrative: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Long Take: A noir narrative runs 5.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kerry Shale (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Long Take: A noir narrative at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Take: A noir narrative is an audiobook by Robin Robertson: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kerry Shale, released November 20, 2018, on the Westerns & War and Poetry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Kerry Shale
Released
November 20, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Poetry, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
ISBN
9780593103494

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Long Take: A noir narrative as an audiobook?

The Long Take: A noir narrative runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is The Long Take: A noir narrative free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Long Take: A noir narrative?

The Long Take: A noir narrative is narrated by Kerry Shale.