The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Samuel Pepys Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charles Johnston (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Samuel Pepys Mysteries
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 14.9 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 20.3 hours in all.
More narrated by Charles Johnston
Charles Johnston narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 132 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,641 Police & Detective 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 King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London is book 4 of Ellis Blackwood's Samuel Pepys Mysteries series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Johnston, released August 19, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charles Johnston
- Released
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- The Samuel Pepys Mysteries #4
- ISBN
- 9798318486203
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London as an audiobook?
The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London?
The King's Court Murders: A historical mystery from 17 century London is narrated by Charles Johnston.