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When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events by Colin Macintyre

When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Robin Laing (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,997 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

When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events is an audiobook by Colin Macintyre: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Robin Laing, released May 9, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Robin Laing
Released
May 9, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9781785305153

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events audiobook?

When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events audiobook free?

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

Who narrates When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events?

When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events is narrated by Robin Laing.

Is When the Needle Drops: A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.