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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale

The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Corrie James (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
True Crimestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.4 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 2,718 True Crime 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 Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer is an audiobook by Kate Summerscale: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Corrie James, released July 12, 2016, on the True Crime shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Corrie James
Released
July 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
True Crime
ISBN
9781501916007

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer as an audiobook?

The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer?

The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer is narrated by Corrie James.