A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Misty Isle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angus King (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 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 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Misty Isle
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 40.4 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 68.2 hours in all.
More narrated by Angus King
Angus King narrates 164 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,665 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,983 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 Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series is book 5 of J M Dalgliesh's Misty Isle series: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus King, released May 21, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Angus King
- Released
- May 21, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Misty Isle #5
- ISBN
- 9781529991826
How to listen to A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series as an audiobook?
A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series?
A Dead Man on Staffin Beach: A bestselling murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Hidden Norfolk series is narrated by Angus King.