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Bright Shiny Things by Barbara Nadel

Bright Shiny Things: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Hakim and Arnold Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bright Shiny Things audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Charles Armstrong (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bright Shiny Things at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

2,900 Suspense 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

Bright Shiny Things is book 5 of Barbara Nadel's Hakim and Arnold Mysteries series: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Armstrong, released July 6, 2017, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Charles Armstrong
Released
July 6, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Hakim and Arnold Mysteries #5
ISBN
9781510083882

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bright Shiny Things audiobook?

Bright Shiny Things runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Bright Shiny Things audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Bright Shiny Things?

Bright Shiny Things is narrated by Charles Armstrong.