Thereby Hangs a Tail: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thereby Hangs a Tail audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Frangione (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 –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Chet and Bernie Mysteries
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 19.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog on It | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | Thereby Hangs a Tail | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Jim Frangione
Jim Frangione narrates 79 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 888 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,220 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Thereby Hangs a Tail is book 2 of Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie Mysteries series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released January 5, 2010, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Frangione
- Released
- January 5, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- Chet and Bernie Mysteries #2
- ISBN
- 9781440784385
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Thereby Hangs a Tail audiobook?
Thereby Hangs a Tail runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Thereby Hangs a Tail audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Thereby Hangs a Tail?
Thereby Hangs a Tail is narrated by Jim Frangione.