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Beginnings by Laurie R. King

Beginnings: Audiobook

Book 6 of the Kate Martinelli Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beginnings audiobook runs 4.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.3listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Beginnings at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Kate Martinelli Mysteries

This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 59.2 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 63.5 hours in all.

More narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

Alyssa Bresnahan narrates 215 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,433 hours in all.

All Alyssa Bresnahan audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

1,436 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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

Beginnings is book 6 of Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli Mysteries series: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alyssa Bresnahan, released December 31, 2019, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.3 hrs
Narrated by
Alyssa Bresnahan
Released
December 31, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Kate Martinelli Mysteries #6
ISBN
9781501997655

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beginnings audiobook?

Beginnings runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is the Beginnings audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Beginnings?

Beginnings is narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan.