The Ways of the Dead: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Sully Carter series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ways of the Dead runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Scott Sowers (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Sully Carter
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 30.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ways of the Dead | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | Murder, D.C. | 11 hrs |
| 3 | Only the Hunted Run | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Scott Sowers
Scott Sowers narrates 98 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,050 hours in all.
- Dune: Book One in the Dune Chronicles
- The Confession
- The Last Song
- Hope to Die
- Tick Tock
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,427 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 Ways of the Dead is book 1 of Neely Tucker's Sully Carter series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Sowers, released June 12, 2014, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Sowers
- Released
- June 12, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- Sully Carter #1
- ISBN
- 9781490618739
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ways of the Dead as an audiobook?
The Ways of the Dead runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Ways of the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ways of the Dead?
The Ways of the Dead is narrated by Scott Sowers.
Is The Ways of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.