The Wife: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wife runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Xe Sands (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Xe Sands
Xe Sands narrates 192 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,850 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
761 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Wife is an audiobook by Alafair Burke: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Xe Sands, released January 23, 2018, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Xe Sands
- Released
- January 23, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9780062798473
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Wife as an audiobook?
The Wife runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Wife free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Wife?
The Wife is narrated by Xe Sands.