Death of a Blackbird: Audiobook
Book 3 of the DI Matthew Stannard series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death of a Blackbird audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Langan (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Matthew Stannard
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.6 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 48.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empire Club Murders | 9.8 hrs |
| 2 | Echoes of a Murder | 8.8 hrs |
| 3 | Death of a Blackbird | 10.7 hrs |
| 4 | Sixpence for a Slaughter | 9.4 hrs |
| 5 | A Killing for Christmas | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Michael Langan
Michael Langan narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 678 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
11,469 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
Death of a Blackbird is book 3 of C. K. Harewood's DI Matthew Stannard series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Langan, released October 15, 2024, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Langan
- Released
- October 15, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- DI Matthew Stannard #3
- ISBN
- 9781912968749
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Death of a Blackbird audiobook?
Death of a Blackbird runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Death of a Blackbird audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Death of a Blackbird?
Death of a Blackbird is narrated by Michael Langan.
Is Death of a Blackbird worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.