The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Man Who Led a Dream Life by David Handler

The Man Who Led a Dream Life: Audiobook

Book 17 of the Stewart Hoag Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Led a Dream Life runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Richards (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Man Who Led a Dream Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,147 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 Man Who Led a Dream Life is book 17 of David Handler's Stewart Hoag Mysteries series: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Richards, released September 7, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
Joel Richards
Released
September 7, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Stewart Hoag Mysteries #17
ISBN
9781696622417

How to listen to The Man Who Led a Dream Life free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Who Led a Dream Life as an audiobook?

The Man Who Led a Dream Life runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Man Who Led a Dream Life free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Man Who Led a Dream Life?

The Man Who Led a Dream Life is narrated by Joel Richards.