Watchers of the Dead: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Alec Lonsdale series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Watchers of the Dead audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by David Thorpe (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Alec Lonsdale
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 20.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind of a Killer | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Watchers of the Dead | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by David Thorpe
David Thorpe narrates 356 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,284 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
Watchers of the Dead is book 2 of Simon Beaufort's Alec Lonsdale series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released March 1, 2020, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Thorpe
- Released
- March 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Alec Lonsdale #2
- ISBN
- 9781787719378
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Watchers of the Dead audiobook?
Watchers of the Dead runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Watchers of the Dead audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Watchers of the Dead?
Watchers of the Dead is narrated by David Thorpe.
Is Watchers of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.