The Secret of the Old Clock: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Secret of the Old Clock runs an estimated 5.7 hours (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 5.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 5.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 74% of the mystery audiobooks we measured.
- That's 34% shorter than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).
Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work: a weekend-size listen at 5.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
The Secret of the Old Clock, published in 1930, marked the debut of the classic line of Nancy Drew mysteries. It led to an initial series of 64 novels in all, in which the ever-teenage Nancy solves over 500 mysteries. In this book, sixteen-year-old Nancy, the daughter of prominent attorney Carson Drew, is drawn into the case of a disputed will by the late Josiah Crowley, a well-to-do but eccentric old man. The will grants all of Crowley’s wealth to the grasping and arrogant Topham family, but there are other claimants. Nancy is drawn into the case when she rescues a small girl, Judy, from a near-miss by a suspicious moving van. Nancy meets Judy’s caretakers, the elderly Turner sisters, who are relatives of Josiah Crowley. Crowley led them to believe that he remembered him in his will, but that is not the will that was found.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret of the Old Clock as an audiobook?
The Secret of the Old Clock runs about 5.7 hours, our estimate from its 192 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is The Secret of the Old Clock free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Secret of the Old Clock first published?
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene was first published in 1930.
