The Laughterhouse: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Christchurch Noir Crimes series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Laughterhouse runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Ansdell (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Christchurch Noir Crimes
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 24.1 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 51.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cemetery Lake | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | Collecting Cooper | 13 hrs |
| 3 | The Laughterhouse | 12.7 hrs |
| 4 | Five Minutes Alone | 14.6 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Ansdell
Paul Ansdell narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 258 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,172 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Places
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder Club
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 Laughterhouse is book 3 of Paul Cleave's Christchurch Noir Crimes series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Ansdell, released November 5, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Ansdell
- Released
- November 5, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Christchurch Noir Crimes #3
- ISBN
- 9781666679830
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Laughterhouse as an audiobook?
The Laughterhouse runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Laughterhouse free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Laughterhouse?
The Laughterhouse is narrated by Paul Ansdell.
Is The Laughterhouse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.