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City of Ink: A Mystery by Elsa Hart

City of Ink: A Mystery: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Li Du Novels series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the City of Ink: A Mystery audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by David Shih (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish City of Ink: A Mystery at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Li Du Novels

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 23.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 36.4 hours in all.

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

6,322 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

City of Ink: A Mystery is book 3 of Elsa Hart's Li Du Novels series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Shih, released August 21, 2018, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
David Shih
Released
August 21, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Li Du Novels #3
ISBN
9781427296221

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the City of Ink: A Mystery audiobook?

City of Ink: A Mystery runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the City of Ink: A Mystery audiobook free?

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

Who narrates City of Ink: A Mystery?

City of Ink: A Mystery is narrated by David Shih.

Is City of Ink: A Mystery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.