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By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel by Laura Lippman

By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Tess Monaghan Novel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,771 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel is book 8 of Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan Novel series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Barbara Rosenblat, released July 12, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Barbara Rosenblat
Released
July 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Tess Monaghan Novel #8
ISBN
9780062641519

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel audiobook?

By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel audiobook free?

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Who narrates By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel?

By a Spider's Thread: A Tess Monaghan Novel is narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.