The Scorpion's Tail: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Nora Kelly series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scorpion's Tail runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cynthia Farrell (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.
Catching up on Nora Kelly
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 22.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Bones | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Scorpion's Tail | 12 hrs |
More narrated by Cynthia Farrell
Cynthia Farrell narrates 212 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,028 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,957 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 Scorpion's Tail is book 2 of Lincoln Child's Nora Kelly series: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Farrell, released January 12, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cynthia Farrell
- Released
- January 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Nora Kelly #2
- ISBN
- 9781549142284
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scorpion's Tail as an audiobook?
The Scorpion's Tail runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Scorpion's Tail free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Scorpion's Tail?
The Scorpion's Tail is narrated by Cynthia Farrell.
Is The Scorpion's Tail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.