The Scribe: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kramer & Carver series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scribe runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Thorpe (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Kramer & Carver
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 26.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scribe | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Abduction | 12.9 hrs |
More narrated by David Thorpe
David Thorpe narrates 356 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,567 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 Scribe is book 1 of A.A. Chaudhuri's Kramer & Carver series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released January 1, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Thorpe
- Released
- January 1, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Kramer & Carver #1
- ISBN
- 9781445096193
How to listen to The Scribe free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scribe as an audiobook?
The Scribe runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Scribe free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Scribe?
The Scribe is narrated by David Thorpe.
Is The Scribe worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.