The Shadow Cabinet: Audiobook
Book 2 of the HMRC series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow Cabinet runs 15.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Coughlan (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The HMRC Trilogy
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 44.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her Majesty's Royal Coven | 13.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Shadow Cabinet | 15.6 hrs |
| 3 | Human Rites | 14.8 hrs |
More narrated by Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 61 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
539 Contemporary Women 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 Shadow Cabinet is book 2 of Juno Dawson's HMRC series: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Coughlan, released June 20, 2023, on the Contemporary Women and LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Coughlan
- Released
- June 20, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Fantasy
- Series
- The HMRC Trilogy #2
- ISBN
- 9780593684047
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow Cabinet as an audiobook?
The Shadow Cabinet runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Is The Shadow Cabinet free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow Cabinet?
The Shadow Cabinet is narrated by Nicola Coughlan.
Is The Shadow Cabinet worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.