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Cover of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time runs an estimated 7.6 hours (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6est. listening hrs
3.9★233 ratings
Mysterygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for mystery.
  • That's 12% shorter than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).

Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work: a weekend-size listen at 7.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as an audiobook?

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time runs about 7.6 hours, our estimate from its 256 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time first published?

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon was first published in 2002.