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The Star from Calcutta by Sujata Massey

The Star from Calcutta: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Perveen Mistry Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Star from Calcutta runs 13.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sneha Mathan (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.9listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Star from Calcutta at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Perveen Mistry Mysteries

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 54.1 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 68 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Widows of Malabar Hill14.6 hrs
2The Satapur Moonstone12.1 hrs
3The Bombay Prince12.6 hrs
4The Mistress of Bhatia House14.8 hrs
5The Star from Calcutta13.9 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,286 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 Star from Calcutta is book 5 of Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry Mysteries series: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sneha Mathan, released June 1, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.9 hrs
Narrated by
Sneha Mathan
Released
June 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Historical (Fiction)
Series
Perveen Mistry Mysteries #5
ISBN
9798899746116

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Star from Calcutta as an audiobook?

The Star from Calcutta runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.

Is The Star from Calcutta free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Star from Calcutta?

The Star from Calcutta is narrated by Sneha Mathan.

Is The Star from Calcutta worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.6 hours.