The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation runs 18.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christina Delaine (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 2,718 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christina Delaine
Christina Delaine narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the True Crime shelf
77 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
- The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
- The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery
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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 Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation is an audiobook by William J. Martin and Dennis L. Breo: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Christina Delaine, released March 31, 2017, on the True Crime shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christina Delaine
- Released
- March 31, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- True Crime
- ISBN
- 9781515989271
How to listen to The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation as an audiobook?
The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.
Is The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation?
The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation is narrated by Christina Delaine.
Is The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.