The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Saul Reichlin (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tony Hill and Carol Jordan
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 46.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Wire in the Blood: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 2 | 15.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Last Temptation: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 3 | 17.5 hrs |
More narrated by Saul Reichlin
Saul Reichlin narrates 45 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 587 hours in all.
- Ishmael's Oranges
- The Dog, the Wolf and God
- The Wire in the Blood: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 2
- The Sandman
- The Last Temptation: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 3
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
396 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 is book 1 of Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Saul Reichlin, released August 6, 2015, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Saul Reichlin
- Released
- August 6, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Tony Hill and Carol Jordan #1
- ISBN
- 9781510006393
How to listen to The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 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 freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 as an audiobook?
The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1?
The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 is narrated by Saul Reichlin.
Is The Mermaids Singing: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.