A Murder of Magpies: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Sam Clair series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Murder of Magpies runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Duerden (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Sam Clair
This is book 1. 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 66 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 658 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,124 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Murder of Magpies is book 1 of Judith Flanders's Sam Clair series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Duerden, released February 24, 2015, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Duerden
- Released
- February 24, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Sam Clair #1
- ISBN
- 9781622316038
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Murder of Magpies as an audiobook?
A Murder of Magpies runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is A Murder of Magpies free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Murder of Magpies?
A Murder of Magpies is narrated by Susan Duerden.