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The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII by Mark Braude

The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Cass (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII at common listening paces
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30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 7,179 World 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 Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII is an audiobook by Mark Braude: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Cass, released January 20, 2026, on the World and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Karen Cass
Released
January 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781668653807

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII as an audiobook?

The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII?

The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII is narrated by Karen Cass.

Is The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.