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Serpents in the Cold by Thomas O'malley, Douglas Graham Purdy

Serpents in the Cold: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Boston series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Serpents in the Cold audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Frangione (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Serpents in the Cold at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

8,147 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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

Serpents in the Cold is book 1 of Thomas O'malley's Boston series: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released January 20, 2015, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Jim Frangione
Released
January 20, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
The Boston Saga #1
ISBN
9781478979883

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Serpents in the Cold audiobook?

Serpents in the Cold runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Serpents in the Cold audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Serpents in the Cold?

Serpents in the Cold is narrated by Jim Frangione.

Is Serpents in the Cold worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.