The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Bark-Jones (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Bark-Jones
David Bark-Jones narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 42 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,052 Literary 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 Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré is an audiobook by Nicholas Shakespeare: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by David Bark-Jones, released July 23, 2020, on the Literary Fiction and Espionage shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Bark-Jones
- Released
- July 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Espionage, Legal & Political
- ISBN
- 9781473580848
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré as an audiobook?
The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré?
The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré is narrated by David Bark-Jones.
Is The Sandpit: A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.