Bitter Past: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ellie Matthews series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bitter Past audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Udall (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ellie Matthews
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 67.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitter Past | 10.2 hrs |
| 2 | An Eye for an Eye | 10.8 hrs |
| 3 | Dead Sprint | 12.9 hrs |
| 4 | Parted by Death | 12.5 hrs |
| 5 | Relative Harm | 10.5 hrs |
| 6 | Sins of the Father | 10.4 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Udall
Kate Udall narrates 66 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 703 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,353 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
Bitter Past is book 1 of Caroline Fardig's Ellie Matthews series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Udall, released June 27, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Udall
- Released
- June 27, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Ellie Matthews #1
- ISBN
- 9798350848328
How to listen to Bitter Past free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bitter Past audiobook?
Bitter Past runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Bitter Past audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bitter Past?
Bitter Past is narrated by Kate Udall.
Is Bitter Past worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.