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Jack and the Beanstalk by Ed McBain

Jack and the Beanstalk: Audiobook

Book 4 of the A Matthew Hope Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Jack and the Beanstalk audiobook runs 7.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Luke Daniels (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Jack and the Beanstalk at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,980 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

Jack and the Beanstalk is book 4 of Ed McBain's A Matthew Hope Mystery series: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Daniels, released November 6, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.8 hrs
Narrated by
Luke Daniels
Released
November 6, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
A Matthew Hope Mystery #4
ISBN
9781469243344

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Jack and the Beanstalk audiobook?

Jack and the Beanstalk runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is the Jack and the Beanstalk audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Jack and the Beanstalk?

Jack and the Beanstalk is narrated by Luke Daniels.