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The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel by Ross MacDonald

The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Lew Archer series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel at common listening paces
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1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,270 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel is book 8 of Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released June 16, 2010, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Grover Gardner
Released
June 16, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Lew Archer Series #8
ISBN
9781481552752

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel as an audiobook?

The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel?

The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel is narrated by Grover Gardner.