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The Laughing Dead by Jess Lourey

The Laughing Dead: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Steinbeck and Reed series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Laughing Dead runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carly Robins (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Psychologicalstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Laughing Dead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Steinbeck and Reed

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 29.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Taken Ones10.5 hrs
2The Reaping9.7 hrs
3The Laughing Dead8.9 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 Laughing Dead is book 3 of Jess Lourey's Steinbeck and Reed series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Carly Robins, released July 22, 2025, on the Psychological shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Carly Robins
Released
July 22, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological
Series
Steinbeck and Reed #3
ISBN
9781511347778

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Laughing Dead as an audiobook?

The Laughing Dead runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is The Laughing Dead free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Laughing Dead?

The Laughing Dead is narrated by Carly Robins.