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The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 by William Kienzle

The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Father Koesler Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edward Holland (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Father Koesler Mysteries

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 31.7 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,278 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 Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 is book 1 of William Kienzle's Father Koesler Mysteries series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Holland, released July 28, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Edward Holland
Released
July 28, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
The Father Koesler Mysteries #1
ISBN
9781668194164

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 as an audiobook?

The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1?

The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 is narrated by Edward Holland.

Is The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.