The Burglar in the Library: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Bernie Rhodenbarr series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burglar in the Library runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Ferrone (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Bernie Rhodenbarr
This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 48.7 hours before it; books 1 to 9 run 67.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burglars Can't Be Choosers | 6.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Burglar in the Closet | 5.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling | 6.2 hrs |
| 4 | The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza | 6.7 hrs |
| 5 | The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian | 7.2 hrs |
| 6 | The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams | 8.3 hrs |
| 7 | The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart | 7.9 hrs |
| 8 | The Burglar in the Library | 9.6 hrs |
| 9 | The Burglar in the Rye | 8.9 hrs |
More narrated by Richard Ferrone
Richard Ferrone narrates 273 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,217 hours in all.
- Rules of Prey
- A Voice in the Wind
- An Echo in the Darkness
- New York Dead
- Silent Prey
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,841 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 Burglar in the Library is book 8 of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Ferrone, released August 22, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Ferrone
- Released
- August 22, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Bernie Rhodenbarr #8
- ISBN
- 9781436169479
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Burglar in the Library as an audiobook?
The Burglar in the Library runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The Burglar in the Library free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Burglar in the Library?
The Burglar in the Library is narrated by Richard Ferrone.