Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby audiobook runs 13.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Reading (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kate Reading
Kate Reading narrates 461 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,969 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
2,474 Biography & Memoir 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
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby is an audiobook by Sarah Churchwell: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released January 23, 2014, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Reading
- Released
- January 23, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781452686691
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby audiobook?
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby?
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby is narrated by Kate Reading.
Is Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.