To Play the Fool: Audiobook
Book 2 of the A Kate Martinelli Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the To Play the Fool audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 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 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Kate Martinelli Mystery
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 23.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Grave Talent | 14.3 hrs |
| 2 | To Play the Fool | 9.2 hrs |
More narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
Alyssa Bresnahan narrates 215 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,433 hours in all.
- Warbreaker
- Hot Blooded
- Grave Sight
- Mercy
- Into the Forest
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,130 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
To Play the Fool is book 2 of Laurie R. King's A Kate Martinelli Mystery series: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alyssa Bresnahan, released January 7, 2014, on the Police & Detective and LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Released
- January 7, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, LGBTQ+ (Fiction)
- Series
- A Kate Martinelli Mystery #2
- ISBN
- 9781427251473
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the To Play the Fool audiobook?
To Play the Fool runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is the To Play the Fool audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates To Play the Fool?
To Play the Fool is narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan.