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Death of a Smuggler by M. C. Beaton

Death of a Smuggler: Audiobook

Book 37 of the A Hamish Macbeth Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death of a Smuggler audiobook runs 6.6 hours unabridged, narrated by David Monteath (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.6listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Death of a Smuggler at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,009 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

Death of a Smuggler is book 37 of M. C. Beaton's A Hamish Macbeth Mystery series: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by David Monteath, released February 18, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.6 hrs
Narrated by
David Monteath
Released
February 18, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
A Hamish Macbeth Mystery #37
ISBN
9781668645031

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Death of a Smuggler audiobook?

Death of a Smuggler runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is the Death of a Smuggler audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Death of a Smuggler?

Death of a Smuggler is narrated by David Monteath.