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Why So Dead? by Ellery Queen

Why So Dead?: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Tim Corrigan Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why So Dead? audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Traber Burns (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 5 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Tim Corrigan Mysteries

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 9.4 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 30.2 hours in all.

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

Why So Dead? is book 3 of Ellery Queen's Tim Corrigan Mysteries series: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Traber Burns, released July 1, 2015, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5 hrs
Narrated by
Traber Burns
Released
July 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
The Tim Corrigan Mysteries #3
ISBN
9781482100426

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why So Dead? audiobook?

Why So Dead? runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

Is the Why So Dead? audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Why So Dead??

Why So Dead? is narrated by Traber Burns.