The Skeleton Road: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Karen Pirie series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Skeleton Road runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cathleen McCarron (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cathleen McCarron
Cathleen McCarron narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 157 hours in all.
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- Blood, Salt, Water: An Alex Morrow Novel
- Out of Bounds
- The End of Men
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
717 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Skeleton Road is book 3 of Val McDermid's Karen Pirie series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathleen McCarron, released November 13, 2014, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cathleen McCarron
- Released
- November 13, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Karen Pirie #3
- ISBN
- 9781471273094
How to listen to The Skeleton Road free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Skeleton Road as an audiobook?
The Skeleton Road runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Skeleton Road free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Skeleton Road?
The Skeleton Road is narrated by Cathleen McCarron.
Is The Skeleton Road worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.