Secret of the Staircase: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Virginia Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Secret of the Staircase audiobook runs 2.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Mcelroy (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.8 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Virginia Mysteries
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 8.3 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 46.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer of the Woods | 1.7 hrs |
| 2 | Mystery on Church Hill | 3.1 hrs |
| 3 | Ghosts of Belle Isle | 3.5 hrs |
| 4 | Secret of the Staircase | 2.8 hrs |
| 5 | Midnight at the Mansion | 2.8 hrs |
| 6 | Shadows at Jamestown | 3.2 hrs |
| 7 | Spies at Mount Vernon | 4.2 hrs |
| 8 | Escape from Monticello | 4.6 hrs |
| 9 | Pictures at the Protest | 5 hrs |
| 10 | Pirates on the Bay | 5.3 hrs |
| 11 | Danger on the Stage | 5.3 hrs |
| 12 | Conspiracy at the Launch | 5.2 hrs |
More narrated by Tom Mcelroy
Tom Mcelroy narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 173 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
396 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Secret of the Staircase is book 4 of Steven K. Smith's Virginia Mysteries series: a 2.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Mcelroy, released November 22, 2007, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Mcelroy
- Released
- November 22, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy, Animals & Nature (Kids)
- Series
- The Virginia Mysteries #4
- ISBN
- 9781947881198
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Secret of the Staircase audiobook?
Secret of the Staircase runs 2.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.
Is the Secret of the Staircase audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Secret of the Staircase?
Secret of the Staircase is narrated by Tom Mcelroy.