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Death of a Prankster by M. C. Beaton

Death of a Prankster: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Hamish Macbeth Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death of a Prankster audiobook runs 4.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Shaun Grindell (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 4.8 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries

This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 29.6 hours before it; books 1 to 27 run 151.5 hours in all.

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 Prankster is book 7 of M. C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth Mysteries series: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaun Grindell, released December 1, 2013, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.8 hrs
Narrated by
Shaun Grindell
Released
December 1, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries #7
ISBN
9781483087467

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Death of a Prankster audiobook?

Death of a Prankster runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.

Is the Death of a Prankster audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Death of a Prankster?

Death of a Prankster is narrated by Shaun Grindell.