The Talented Mr. Varg: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Detective Varg series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Talented Mr. Varg runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Rintoul (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Detective Varg
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 29.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Department of Sensitive Crimes | 7.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Talented Mr. Varg | 7.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Man With the Silver Saab | 7.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf | 7 hrs |
More narrated by David Rintoul
David Rintoul narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,904 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,242 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- 3rd Degree
- Open Season
- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
- The 18th Abduction
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 Talented Mr. Varg is book 2 of Alexander McCall Smith's Detective Varg series: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Rintoul, released April 28, 2020, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Rintoul
- Released
- April 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Detective Varg #2
- ISBN
- 9781980069799
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Talented Mr. Varg as an audiobook?
The Talented Mr. Varg runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Talented Mr. Varg free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Talented Mr. Varg?
The Talented Mr. Varg is narrated by David Rintoul.