A Bed of Scorpions: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Sam Clair series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Bed of Scorpions runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Duerden (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Sam Clair
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 17.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Murder of Magpies | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | A Bed of Scorpions | 8.9 hrs |
More narrated by Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden narrates 194 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,902 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,041 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
A Bed of Scorpions is book 2 of Judith Flanders's Sam Clair series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Duerden, released March 1, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Duerden
- Released
- March 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Sam Clair #2
- ISBN
- 9781622319282
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Bed of Scorpions as an audiobook?
A Bed of Scorpions runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is A Bed of Scorpions free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Bed of Scorpions?
A Bed of Scorpions is narrated by Susan Duerden.