The Usual Silence: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Arles Shepherd Thriller series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Usual Silence runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Arles Shepherd Thriller
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 22.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Usual Silence | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Fairest | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Sarah Mollo-Christensen narrates 186 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,736 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,725 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
- That Affair Next Door
- Rules of Prey
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 Usual Silence is book 1 of Jenny Milchman's Arles Shepherd Thriller series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen, released October 1, 2024, on the Suspense and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Released
- October 1, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Psychological
- Series
- Arles Shepherd Thriller #1
- ISBN
- 9781511314213
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Usual Silence as an audiobook?
The Usual Silence runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Usual Silence free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Usual Silence?
The Usual Silence is narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen.
Is The Usual Silence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.