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Mr. Mercedes — Audiobook

14.3est. listening hrs
4.1★50 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Mr. Mercedes at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 70% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 11% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want a murder to untangle — a solid week of commutes at 14.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

2015 Audie Award Finalist for Fiction and Solo Narration—Male Now an AT&T Audience Original Series WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL #1 New York Times bestseller! In a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. “ Mr. Mercedes is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses” ( The Washington Post ). The stolen Mercedes emerges from the pre-dawn fog and plows through a crowd of men and women on line for a job fair in a distressed American city. Then the lone driver backs up, charges again, and speeds off, leaving eight dead and more wounded.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mr. Mercedes audiobook?

Mr. Mercedes runs about 14.3 hours — our estimate from its 484 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Can I listen to Mr. Mercedes free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get Mr. Mercedes included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is Mr. Mercedes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours — saving 4.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Mr. Mercedes first published?

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, Stephen king, Ingah Mikhaʼeli was first published in 2013.