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The Sea of the Vanities by Lou Kemp

The Sea of the Vanities: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Companion Novels of Jonas Celwyn series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sea of the Vanities runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carla C. Emmons and Ken Allen (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Cozy Mysterystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Sea of the Vanities at common listening paces
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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Sea of the Vanities is book 1 of Lou Kemp's Companion Novels of Jonas Celwyn series: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Carla C. Emmons and Ken Allen, released October 27, 2023, on the Cozy Mystery and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Carla C. Emmons, Ken Allen
Released
October 27, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Cozy Mystery, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Companion Novels of Jonas Celwyn #1
ISBN
9781644508169

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sea of the Vanities as an audiobook?

The Sea of the Vanities runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is The Sea of the Vanities free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Sea of the Vanities?

The Sea of the Vanities is narrated by Carla C. Emmons and Ken Allen.