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Hometown Hero by Libby Howard

Hometown Hero: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Locust Point Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hometown Hero audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Margaret Strom (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Hometown Hero at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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

What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Locust Point Mystery

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 15.7 hours before it; books 1 to 14 run 90 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Tell All4.9 hrs
2Junkyard Man5.2 hrs
3Antique Secrets5.5 hrs
4Hometown Hero6.1 hrs
5A Literary Scandal7.1 hrs
6Root of All Evil6.2 hrs
7A Grave Situation6.6 hrs
8Last Supper6.9 hrs
9A Midnight Clear6.3 hrs
10Fire and Ice6.6 hrs
11Best in Breed7.6 hrs
12Cold Waters7.5 hrs

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

Hometown Hero is book 4 of Libby Howard's Locust Point Mystery series: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Margaret Strom, released June 1, 2021, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Margaret Strom
Released
June 1, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
Locust Point Mystery #4
ISBN
9781662247279

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hometown Hero audiobook?

Hometown Hero runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Hometown Hero audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Hometown Hero?

Hometown Hero is narrated by Margaret Strom.