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Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case by Sally Gardner

Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Fairy Detective Agency series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Russell Beale (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.4listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

315 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case is book 2 of Sally Gardner's Fairy Detective Agency series: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Russell Beale, released October 3, 2013, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Humor shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.4 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Russell Beale
Released
October 3, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Humor
Series
The Fairy Detective Agency #2
ISBN
9781409152200

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case audiobook?

Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case audiobook free?

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Who narrates Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case?

Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case is narrated by Simon Russell Beale.