The Taking: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Taking runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kristin James (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kristin James
Kristin James narrates 116 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,022 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,275 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
- Local Woman Missing
- The Judge's List
- The Terminal List
- That Affair Next Door
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 Taking is an audiobook by Michele Pw (pariza Wacek): a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kristin James, released January 27, 2023, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kristin James
- Released
- January 27, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781945363580
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Taking as an audiobook?
The Taking runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Taking free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Taking?
The Taking is narrated by Kristin James.
Is The Taking worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.