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The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh

The Door by the Staircase: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Door by the Staircase runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Door by the Staircase at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Laural Merlington

Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.

All Laural Merlington audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

808 Tough Topics 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 Door by the Staircase is an audiobook by Katherine Marsh: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released January 5, 2016, on the Mystery & Thriller and Tough Topics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Laural Merlington
Released
January 5, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Thriller, Tough Topics
ISBN
9781666590180

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Door by the Staircase as an audiobook?

The Door by the Staircase runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Door by the Staircase free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Door by the Staircase?

The Door by the Staircase is narrated by Laural Merlington.