Cruel Master: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Sinister Arrangement series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cruel Master audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Norman Johnson and Sarah Puckett (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 7,690 Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Sinister Arrangement
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 17.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked Angel | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | Cruel Master | 9.3 hrs |
More narrated by Michael Norman Johnson
Michael Norman Johnson narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 302 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery shelf
1,756 Mystery 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
Cruel Master is book 2 of Lucy Smoke's Sinister Arrangement series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Norman Johnson and Sarah Puckett, released March 23, 2026, on the Mystery shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Norman Johnson, Sarah Puckett
- Released
- March 23, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery
- Series
- Sinister Arrangement #2
- ISBN
- 9781971112619
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Cruel Master audiobook?
Cruel Master runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is the Cruel Master audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Cruel Master?
Cruel Master is narrated by Michael Norman Johnson and Sarah Puckett.