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The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

The String Diaries: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The String Diaries runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gemma Whelan (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The String Diaries at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,538 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 String Diaries is an audiobook by Stephen Lloyd Jones: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gemma Whelan, released July 1, 2014, on the Police & Detective and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Gemma Whelan
Released
July 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Paranormal
ISBN
9781478953708

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The String Diaries as an audiobook?

The String Diaries runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is The String Diaries free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The String Diaries?

The String Diaries is narrated by Gemma Whelan.

Is The String Diaries worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.