The Balloon Man: Audiobook
Book 12 of the Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Balloon Man runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Andi Arndt (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries
This is book 12. Books 1 to 11 run 79 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 85.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Family Vault | 7.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Withdrawing Room | 6.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Palace Guard | 6.2 hrs |
| 4 | The Bilbao Looking Glass | 7 hrs |
| 5 | The Convivial Codfish | 7 hrs |
| 6 | The Plain Old Man | 6.2 hrs |
| 7 | The Recycled Citizen | 6.8 hrs |
| 8 | The Silver Ghost | 6.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Gladstone Bag | 8.2 hrs |
| 10 | The Resurrection Man | 8 hrs |
| 11 | The Odd Job | 8.3 hrs |
| 12 | The Balloon Man | 6.6 hrs |
More narrated by Andi Arndt
Andi Arndt narrates 392 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,645 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,094 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- 3rd Degree
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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
The Balloon Man is book 12 of Charlotte Macleod's Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries series: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Andi Arndt, released July 20, 2021, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Andi Arndt
- Released
- July 20, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries #12
- ISBN
- 9781696606158
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Balloon Man as an audiobook?
The Balloon Man runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is The Balloon Man free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Balloon Man?
The Balloon Man is narrated by Andi Arndt.