The Boy with the Latch Key: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Halfpenny Orphans series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Boy with the Latch Key runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Antonia Beamish (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Halfpenny Orphans
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 40.2 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 51.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Orphans of Halfpenny Street | 14.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Little Runaways | 13.5 hrs |
| 3 | Christmas for the Halfpenny Orphans | 12.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Boy with the Latch Key | 11.3 hrs |
More narrated by Antonia Beamish
Antonia Beamish narrates 193 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,003 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
3,599 Contemporary Women 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 Boy with the Latch Key is book 4 of Cathy Sharp's Halfpenny Orphans series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Antonia Beamish, released March 9, 2017, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Antonia Beamish
- Released
- March 9, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- Series
- Halfpenny Orphans #4
- ISBN
- 9780008211622
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Boy with the Latch Key as an audiobook?
The Boy with the Latch Key runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Boy with the Latch Key free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Boy with the Latch Key?
The Boy with the Latch Key is narrated by Antonia Beamish.
Is The Boy with the Latch Key worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.