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The Tar Man by Linda Buckley-Archer

The Tar Man: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tar Man runs 13.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gerard Doyle (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.9listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Tar Man at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Gerard Doyle

Gerard Doyle narrates 168 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,669 hours in all.

All Gerard Doyle audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

168 Mystery & Fantasy 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 Tar Man is an audiobook by Linda Buckley-Archer: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Gerard Doyle, released August 1, 2008, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.9 hrs
Narrated by
Gerard Doyle
Released
August 1, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy
ISBN
9781407428369

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Tar Man as an audiobook?

The Tar Man runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.

Is The Tar Man free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Tar Man?

The Tar Man is narrated by Gerard Doyle.

Is The Tar Man worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.6 hours.