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Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell

Book of the Dead: Audiobook

Book 15 of the Kay Scarpetta Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Book of the Dead audiobook runs 13.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Reading (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Book of the Dead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,756 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

Book of the Dead is book 15 of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta Mysteries series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released March 28, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Kate Reading
Released
March 28, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Kay Scarpetta Mysteries #15
ISBN
9781705079218

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Book of the Dead audiobook?

Book of the Dead runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is the Book of the Dead audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Book of the Dead?

Book of the Dead is narrated by Kate Reading.

Is Book of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.