One Was a Soldier: Audiobook
Book 7 of the Clare Fergusson / Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the One Was a Soldier audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Suzanne Toren (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Clare Fergusson / Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries
This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 83.5 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 141.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Bleak Midwinter | 13.1 hrs |
| 2 | A Fountain Filled with Blood | 12.7 hrs |
| 3 | Out of the Deep I Cry | 15.1 hrs |
| 4 | To Darkness and to Death | 14.1 hrs |
| 5 | All Mortal Flesh | 13.8 hrs |
| 6 | I Shall Not Want | 14.8 hrs |
| 7 | One Was a Soldier | 17.5 hrs |
| 8 | Through the Evil Days: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery | 14.4 hrs |
| 9 | Hid from Our Eyes: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery | 13.8 hrs |
| 10 | At Midnight Comes the Cry: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery | 12.3 hrs |
More narrated by Suzanne Toren
Suzanne Toren narrates 399 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,287 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
347 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
One Was a Soldier is book 7 of Julia Spencer-Fleming's Clare Fergusson / Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries series: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzanne Toren, released April 12, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Suzanne Toren
- Released
- April 12, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Clare Fergusson / Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #7
- ISBN
- 9781602836938
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the One Was a Soldier audiobook?
One Was a Soldier runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the One Was a Soldier audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates One Was a Soldier?
One Was a Soldier is narrated by Suzanne Toren.
Is One Was a Soldier worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.