The Bridge of Sighs: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Yalta Boulevard Sequence series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bridge of Sighs runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ned Schmidtke (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Yalta Boulevard Sequence Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 48.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bridge of Sighs | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Confession | 10.8 hrs |
| 3 | 36 Yalta Boulevard | 11.3 hrs |
| 4 | Liberation Movements | 6.4 hrs |
| 5 | Victory Square | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Ned Schmidtke
Ned Schmidtke narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 62 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,071 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 Bridge of Sighs is book 1 of Olen Steinhauer's Yalta Boulevard Sequence series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ned Schmidtke, released June 24, 2005, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ned Schmidtke
- Released
- June 24, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- The Yalta Boulevard Sequence Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781481579544
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bridge of Sighs as an audiobook?
The Bridge of Sighs runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Bridge of Sighs free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bridge of Sighs?
The Bridge of Sighs is narrated by Ned Schmidtke.