A Dismal Thing to Do: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Dismal Thing to Do runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Dufris (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 11.6 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 24.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Pint of Murder | 5.9 hrs |
| 2 | Murder Goes Mumming | 5.6 hrs |
| 3 | A Dismal Thing to Do | 6.5 hrs |
| 4 | Trouble in the Brasses | 6.8 hrs |
More narrated by William Dufris
William Dufris narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 25 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,919 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
- Later
- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
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 Dismal Thing to Do is book 3 of Charlotte Macleod's Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries series: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by William Dufris, released June 22, 2021, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Dufris
- Released
- June 22, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries #3
- ISBN
- 9781696605700
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Dismal Thing to Do as an audiobook?
A Dismal Thing to Do runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is A Dismal Thing to Do free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Dismal Thing to Do?
A Dismal Thing to Do is narrated by William Dufris.