The Language of Bees: Audiobook
Book 9 of the Mary Russell Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Language of Bees runs 15.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jenny Sterlin (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jenny Sterlin
Jenny Sterlin narrates 41 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 422 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
223 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Language of Bees is book 9 of Laurie R. King's Mary Russell Mysteries series: a 15.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jenny Sterlin, released May 29, 2009, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jenny Sterlin
- Released
- May 29, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Mary Russell Mysteries #9
- ISBN
- 9781440718212
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Language of Bees as an audiobook?
The Language of Bees runs 15.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.
Is The Language of Bees free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Language of Bees?
The Language of Bees is narrated by Jenny Sterlin.
Is The Language of Bees worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.