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The Golem of Hollywood by Jesse Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman

The Golem of Hollywood: Audiobook

Book 1 of the A Detective Jacob Lev Novel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Golem of Hollywood runs 18 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Rubinstein (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Golem of Hollywood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 18 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on A Detective Jacob Lev Novel

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 33.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Golem of Hollywood18 hrs
2The Golem of Paris15.7 hrs

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 Golem of Hollywood is book 1 of Jesse Kellerman's A Detective Jacob Lev Novel series: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by John Rubinstein, released September 16, 2014, on the Fantasy and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18 hrs
Narrated by
John Rubinstein
Released
September 16, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Psychological
Series
A Detective Jacob Lev Novel #1
ISBN
9780698179943

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Golem of Hollywood as an audiobook?

The Golem of Hollywood runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.

Is The Golem of Hollywood free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Golem of Hollywood?

The Golem of Hollywood is narrated by John Rubinstein.

Is The Golem of Hollywood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.