The Skeleton Man: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Philip Dryden Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Skeleton Man runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Elstob (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Elstob
Mark Elstob narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,680 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
14,311 Fiction 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 Skeleton Man is book 5 of Jim Kelly's Philip Dryden Mysteries series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Elstob, released May 22, 2025, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Elstob
- Released
- May 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Fiction
- Series
- Philip Dryden Mysteries #5
- ISBN
- 9781004194131
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Skeleton Man as an audiobook?
The Skeleton Man runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Skeleton Man free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Skeleton Man?
The Skeleton Man is narrated by Mark Elstob.