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The Golden Necklace by Mitali Perkins

The Golden Necklace: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Darjeeling Tea Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Golden Necklace runs 2.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Soneela Nankani (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.5listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Golden Necklace at common listening paces
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1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.5 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Golden Necklace is book 1 of Mitali Perkins's Darjeeling Tea Mystery series: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Soneela Nankani, released January 5, 2026, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Non-fiction (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.5 hrs
Narrated by
Soneela Nankani
Released
January 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Non-fiction (Kids)
Series
Darjeeling Tea Mystery #1
ISBN
9798897566501

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Golden Necklace as an audiobook?

The Golden Necklace runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is The Golden Necklace free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Golden Necklace?

The Golden Necklace is narrated by Soneela Nankani.