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The Shadows by Alex North

The Shadows: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadows runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Hannah Arterton and John Heffernan (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Shadows at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Hannah Arterton

Hannah Arterton narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 44 hours in all.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Shadows is an audiobook by Alex North: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Hannah Arterton and John Heffernan, released July 7, 2020, on the Police & Detective and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Hannah Arterton, John Heffernan
Released
July 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Psychological
ISBN
9781250754578

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shadows as an audiobook?

The Shadows runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is The Shadows free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Shadows?

The Shadows is narrated by Hannah Arterton and John Heffernan.