Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Madison Niederhauser (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 42.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller | 8.3 hrs |
| 2 | Murder in the Mountains: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller | 9.7 hrs |
| 3 | Hunted in the Holler: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller | 9.7 hrs |
| 4 | Abducted in Appalachia | 14.5 hrs |
More narrated by Madison Niederhauser
Madison Niederhauser narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 145 hours in all.
- Carnage in the County
- The (Big) Year That Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record
- Murder in the Mountains: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller
- Hunted in the Holler: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller
- Abducted in Appalachia
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,089 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
Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller is book 1 of Drew Strickland's A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Madison Niederhauser, released September 30, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Madison Niederhauser
- Released
- September 30, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9781666650372
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller audiobook?
Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is the Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller?
Buried in the Backwater: A gripping murder mystery crime thriller is narrated by Madison Niederhauser.