Murder at the 42nd Street Library: Audiobook
Book 1 of the 42nd Street Library Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder at the 42nd Street Library audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John McLain (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 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 |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on 42nd Street Library Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 45.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder at the 42nd Street Library | 9.9 hrs |
| 2 | Murder in the Manuscript Room | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | Murder Off the Page | 9.2 hrs |
| 4 | Murder by Definition | 8.4 hrs |
| 5 | Murder at the College Library | 8.6 hrs |
More narrated by John McLain
John McLain narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 656 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,618 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
Murder at the 42nd Street Library is book 1 of Con Lehane's 42nd Street Library Mystery series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John McLain, released November 21, 2017, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McLain
- Released
- November 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- 42nd Street Library Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9781666597943
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Murder at the 42nd Street Library audiobook?
Murder at the 42nd Street Library runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Murder at the 42nd Street Library audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Murder at the 42nd Street Library?
Murder at the 42nd Street Library is narrated by John McLain.