The Ruffler's Child: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Thomas the Falconer Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ruffler's Child runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Thomas the Falconer Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 39.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ruffler's Child | 6.8 hrs |
| 2 | A Ruinous Wind | 8.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Ramage Hawk | 8.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Mapmaker's Secret | 8.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Maiden Bell | 7.7 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
855 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 Ruffler's Child is book 1 of John Pilkington's Thomas the Falconer Mysteries series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released December 17, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- December 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Thomas the Falconer Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781806008797
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ruffler's Child as an audiobook?
The Ruffler's Child runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is The Ruffler's Child free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ruffler's Child?
The Ruffler's Child is narrated by Simon Mattacks.