Written in Dead Wax: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Vinyl Detective series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Written in Dead Wax audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Allen (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Allen
Ben Allen narrates 34 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 419 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Suspense shelf
359 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Terminal List
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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
Written in Dead Wax is book 1 of Andrew Cartmel's Vinyl Detective series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Allen, released August 18, 2016, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Allen
- Released
- August 18, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Vinyl Detective #1
- ISBN
- 9781510038752
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Written in Dead Wax audiobook?
Written in Dead Wax runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is the Written in Dead Wax audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Written in Dead Wax?
Written in Dead Wax is narrated by Ben Allen.
Is Written in Dead Wax worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.