Critical Mass: Audiobook
Book 16 of the V.I. Warshawski series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Critical Mass audiobook runs 17.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Susan Ericksen (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Susan Ericksen
Susan Ericksen narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
357 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
Critical Mass is book 16 of Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski series: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen, released July 22, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Ericksen
- Released
- July 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- V.I. Warshawski #16
- ISBN
- 9798897568598
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Critical Mass audiobook?
Critical Mass runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is the Critical Mass audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Critical Mass?
Critical Mass is narrated by Susan Ericksen.
Is Critical Mass worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.