Where the Crawdads Sing: Audiobook
The Where the Crawdads Sing audiobook runs an estimated 12.3 hours (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 86% of the mystery audiobooks we measured.
- That's 43% longer than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).
Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work and a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 12.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! More than 18 million copies sold worldwide A Reese’s Book Club Pick A Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade “I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!”—Reese Witherspoon “ Painfully beautiful. ”— The New York Times Book Review For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Where the Crawdads Sing audiobook?
Where the Crawdads Sing runs about 12.3 hours, our estimate from its 416 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the Where the Crawdads Sing audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Where the Crawdads Sing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Where the Crawdads Sing first published?
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was first published in 2018.
