The Adventure of the Western Star: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Poirot Investigates series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Adventure of the Western Star runs 0.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Arthur Lane (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 0.8 hours, it is shorter than 97% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Poirot Investigates
This is book 1. Books 1 to 9 run 4.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Adventure of the Western Star | 0.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor | 0.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Adventure of the Cheap Flat | 0.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge | 0.5 hrs |
| 5 | The Million Dollar Bond Robbery | 0.4 hrs |
| 6 | The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb | 0.6 hrs |
| 7 | The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan | 0.5 hrs |
| 8 | The Kidnapped Prime Minister | 0.7 hrs |
| 9 | The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim | 0.5 hrs |
More narrated by AI Voice Arthur Lane
AI Voice Arthur Lane narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 91 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
192 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2023 recording read by Peter Coates runs about the same length (0.7 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Charles Armstrong runs 0.1 hours shorter (0.7 hours).
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
The Adventure of the Western Star is book 1 of Agatha Christie's Poirot Investigates series: a 0.8-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Arthur Lane, released May 28, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- AI Voice Arthur Lane
- Released
- May 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Poirot Investigates #1
- ISBN
- 9798240157158
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Adventure of the Western Star as an audiobook?
The Adventure of the Western Star runs 0.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.
Is The Adventure of the Western Star free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Adventure of the Western Star?
The Adventure of the Western Star is narrated by AI Voice Arthur Lane.