By Hook or by Crook: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Crochet Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By Hook or by Crook audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Margaret Strom (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Crochet Mystery
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.4 hours before it; books 1 to 16 run 153.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooked on Murder | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | Dead Men Don't Crochet | 8.9 hrs |
| 3 | By Hook or by Crook | 8.7 hrs |
| 4 | A Stitch in Crime | 8.4 hrs |
| 5 | You Better Knot Die | 9.6 hrs |
| 6 | Behind the Seams | 10.2 hrs |
| 7 | If Hooks Could Kill | 10.1 hrs |
| 8 | For Better or Worsted | 8.8 hrs |
| 9 | Knot Guilty | 9 hrs |
| 10 | Seams Like Murder | 17.4 hrs |
| 11 | Hooking for Trouble | 8.8 hrs |
| 12 | On the Hook | 9.5 hrs |
More narrated by Margaret Strom
Margaret Strom narrates 91 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 803 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,958 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
By Hook or by Crook is book 3 of Betty Hechtman's Crochet Mystery series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Margaret Strom, released June 28, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Margaret Strom
- Released
- June 28, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Crochet Mystery #3
- ISBN
- 9781515975236
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the By Hook or by Crook audiobook?
By Hook or by Crook runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the By Hook or by Crook audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates By Hook or by Crook?
By Hook or by Crook is narrated by Margaret Strom.