The Skull and the Nightingale: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Skull and the Nightingale runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve West (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steve West
Steve West narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,042 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,383 Literary Fiction 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 Skull and the Nightingale is an audiobook by Michael Irwin: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve West, released July 30, 2013, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve West
- Released
- July 30, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Romance), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9780062263339
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Skull and the Nightingale as an audiobook?
The Skull and the Nightingale runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Skull and the Nightingale free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Skull and the Nightingale?
The Skull and the Nightingale is narrated by Steve West.
Is The Skull and the Nightingale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.