Murder in the Paperback Parlor: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Book Retreat Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder in the Paperback Parlor audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Johanna Parker (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Book Retreat Mystery
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.8 hours before it; books 1 to 9 run 76.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder in the Mystery Suite | 8.8 hrs |
| 2 | Murder in the Paperback Parlor | 8.9 hrs |
| 3 | Murder in the Secret Garden | 8.9 hrs |
| 4 | Murder in the Locked Library | 9.4 hrs |
| 5 | Murder in the Reading Room | 8.5 hrs |
| 6 | Murder in the Storybook Cottage | 8.2 hrs |
| 7 | Murder in the Cookbook Nook | 8.2 hrs |
| 8 | Murder on the Poet's Walk | 8.3 hrs |
| 9 | Murder in the Book Lover's Loft | 7.6 hrs |
More narrated by Johanna Parker
Johanna Parker narrates 333 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,732 hours in all.
- Dead Until Dark
- Living Dead in Dallas
- Dead as a Doornail
- Moonshine & Magic
- Club Dead
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,031 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 in the Paperback Parlor is book 2 of Ellery Adams's Book Retreat Mystery series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Johanna Parker, released August 4, 2015, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Johanna Parker
- Released
- August 4, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Book Retreat Mystery #2
- ISBN
- 9781494578312
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Murder in the Paperback Parlor audiobook?
Murder in the Paperback Parlor runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is the Murder in the Paperback Parlor audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Murder in the Paperback Parlor?
Murder in the Paperback Parlor is narrated by Johanna Parker.