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A Death in the Dales by Frances Brody

A Death in the Dales: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Kate Shackleton Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Death in the Dales runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elaine Claxton (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Death in the Dales at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,022 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 Death in the Dales is book 7 of Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton Mysteries series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Elaine Claxton, released February 28, 2017, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Elaine Claxton
Released
February 28, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
Kate Shackleton Mysteries #7
ISBN
9781666589535

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Death in the Dales as an audiobook?

A Death in the Dales runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is A Death in the Dales free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Death in the Dales?

A Death in the Dales is narrated by Elaine Claxton.

Is A Death in the Dales worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.