The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Stonebridge Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello runs 2.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Armstrong (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.9 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Stonebridge Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 17.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello | 2.9 hrs |
| 2 | Dead in the Water | 2.8 hrs |
| 3 | Meat is Murder | 3 hrs |
| 4 | The Case of the Missing Firefly | 3 hrs |
| 5 | Mistletoe and Crime | 3 hrs |
| 6 | All at Sea | 3 hrs |
More narrated by Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Armstrong narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 139 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
221 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 Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello is book 1 of Chris McDonald's Stonebridge Mystery series: a 2.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Armstrong, released January 1, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Armstrong
- Released
- January 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Stonebridge Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9781399120159
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello as an audiobook?
The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello runs 2.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.
Is The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello?
The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello is narrated by Stephen Armstrong.