Now and Then Stab: Audiobook
Book 7 of the A Francis Bacon Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Now and Then Stab audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Philip Battley (about 6.7 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 |
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What our data says
- At 10 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Francis Bacon Mystery
This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 63.5 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 73.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by Misrule | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | Death by Disputation | 11.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Widows Guild | 11 hrs |
| 4 | Publish and Perish | 10.4 hrs |
| 5 | Let Slip the Dogs | 9.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Spymaster's Brother | 10 hrs |
| 7 | Now and Then Stab | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Philip Battley
Philip Battley narrates 127 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,424 Historical (Fiction) 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
Now and Then Stab is book 7 of Anna Castle's A Francis Bacon Mystery series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Battley, released August 1, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Battley
- Released
- August 1, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- A Francis Bacon Mystery #7
- ISBN
- 9781945382802
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Now and Then Stab audiobook?
Now and Then Stab runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Now and Then Stab audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Now and Then Stab?
Now and Then Stab is narrated by Philip Battley.
Is Now and Then Stab worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.