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Calamity Town by Ellery Queen

Calamity Town: Audiobook

Book 1942 of the Ellery Queen Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Calamity Town audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard Waterhouse (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Calamity Town at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

11,963 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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

Calamity Town is book 1942 of Ellery Queen's Ellery Queen Mysteries series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Waterhouse, released January 1, 2014, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Waterhouse
Released
January 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
The Ellery Queen Mysteries #1942
ISBN
9781620649855

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Calamity Town audiobook?

Calamity Town runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Calamity Town audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Calamity Town?

Calamity Town is narrated by Richard Waterhouse.

Is Calamity Town worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.