The Sleeping and the Dead: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sleeping and the Dead runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Telfer (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Telfer
John Telfer narrates 111 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,145 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,576 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 Sleeping and the Dead is an audiobook by Ann Cleeves: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Telfer, released January 27, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Telfer
- Released
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781250413284
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sleeping and the Dead as an audiobook?
The Sleeping and the Dead runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Sleeping and the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sleeping and the Dead?
The Sleeping and the Dead is narrated by John Telfer.
Is The Sleeping and the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.