Live Bait: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Monkeewrench Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Live Bait audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Buck Schirner (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Monkeewrench Mysteries
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.2 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 21.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkeewrench | 11.2 hrs |
| 2 | Live Bait | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Buck Schirner
Buck Schirner narrates 50 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 504 hours in all.
- Blood of the Fold
- Soul of the Fire
- The Poet
- Ghost Story
- Phantoms
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,540 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2018 recording read by Sarah Borges runs about the same length (10 hours).
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
Live Bait is book 2 of P. J. Tracy's Monkeewrench Mysteries series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Buck Schirner, released July 22, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Buck Schirner
- Released
- July 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Monkeewrench Mysteries #2
- ISBN
- 9798897569168
How to listen to Live Bait free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Live Bait audiobook?
Live Bait runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Live Bait audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Live Bait?
Live Bait is narrated by Buck Schirner.
Is Live Bait worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.