The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Art of Murder series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kale Williams (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Art of Murder
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 34.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 | 7.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Monet Murders: The Art of Murder 2 | 9 hrs |
| 3 | The Magician Murders: The Art of Murder 3 | 6.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Monuments Men Murders: The Art of Murder 4 | 5.1 hrs |
| 5 | The Movie-Town Murders | 6.2 hrs |
More narrated by Kale Williams
Kale Williams narrates 130 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,151 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,501 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 Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 is book 1 of Josh Lanyon's Art of Murder series: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kale Williams, released February 2, 2016, on the Police & Detective and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kale Williams
- Released
- February 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, LGBTQ+ (Romance)
- Series
- The Art of Murder #1
- ISBN
- 9781662287152
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 as an audiobook?
The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1?
The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1 is narrated by Kale Williams.