A Serpent in the Garden: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shakespeare Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Serpent in the Garden runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alan Turton (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shakespeare Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Serpent in the Garden | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | Muse of Fire | 10.7 hrs |
More narrated by Alan Turton
Alan Turton narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 261 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,979 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
A Serpent in the Garden is book 1 of Howard Linskey's Shakespeare Mysteries series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Turton, released March 11, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Turton
- Released
- March 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Shakespeare Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9798855596588
How to listen to A Serpent in the Garden free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Serpent in the Garden as an audiobook?
A Serpent in the Garden runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is A Serpent in the Garden free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Serpent in the Garden?
A Serpent in the Garden is narrated by Alan Turton.
Is A Serpent in the Garden worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.