The Madness of Crowds: Audiobook
Book 17 of the Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Madness of Crowds runs 14.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Bathurst (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 146 hours in all.
- Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- A Great Reckoning
- The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- The Short, The Long and The Tall
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
328 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
- Girl, Forgotten
- Pieces of Her
- Golden in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
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 Madness of Crowds is book 17 of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Bathurst, released August 24, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Bathurst
- Released
- August 24, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #17
- ISBN
- 9781250810687
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Madness of Crowds as an audiobook?
The Madness of Crowds runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is The Madness of Crowds free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Madness of Crowds?
The Madness of Crowds is narrated by Robert Bathurst.
Is The Madness of Crowds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.