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Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear by Ed McBain

Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear: Audiobook

Book 12 of the A Matthew Hope Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Luke Daniels (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 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 52% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is book 12 of Ed McBain's A Matthew Hope Mystery series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Daniels, released April 22, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Luke Daniels
Released
April 22, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
A Matthew Hope Mystery #12
ISBN
9781480593848

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear audiobook?

Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear?

Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is narrated by Luke Daniels.