The Old Silent: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Silent runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve West (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steve West
Steve West narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,042 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,943 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 Old Silent is an audiobook by Martha Grimes: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve West, released December 31, 2013, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve West
- Released
- December 31, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781442363168
How to listen to The Old Silent free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Old Silent as an audiobook?
The Old Silent runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Old Silent free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Old Silent?
The Old Silent is narrated by Steve West.
Is The Old Silent worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.