The Bodies in the Library: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A First Edition Library Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bodies in the Library runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fiona Hardingham (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A First Edition Library Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 29 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bodies in the Library | 9.4 hrs |
| 2 | Murder Is a Must | 10.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Librarian Always Rings Twice | 9 hrs |
More narrated by Fiona Hardingham
Fiona Hardingham narrates 284 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,122 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,019 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
The Bodies in the Library is book 1 of Marty Wingate's A First Edition Library Mystery series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Fiona Hardingham, released October 8, 2019, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fiona Hardingham
- Released
- October 8, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- A First Edition Library Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9780593151433
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bodies in the Library as an audiobook?
The Bodies in the Library runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Bodies in the Library free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bodies in the Library?
The Bodies in the Library is narrated by Fiona Hardingham.