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The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee

The Shadows of Men: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadows of Men runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mikhail Sen and Simon Bubb (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,846 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 Shadows of Men is book 5 of Abir Mukherjee's Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Mikhail Sen and Simon Bubb, released February 16, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Mikhail Sen, Simon Bubb
Released
February 16, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries #5
ISBN
9798349110252

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shadows of Men as an audiobook?

The Shadows of Men runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is The Shadows of Men free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Shadows of Men?

The Shadows of Men is narrated by Mikhail Sen and Simon Bubb.