Death Takes the Lead: Audiobook
Book 9 of the Gilded Age Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death Takes the Lead audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
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| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Gilded Age Mystery
This is book 9. Books 1 to 8 run 85.8 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 105.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What the Dead Leave Behind | 12.4 hrs |
| 2 | Lies That Comfort and Betray | 12.6 hrs |
| 3 | Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets | 9.1 hrs |
| 4 | Death Brings a Shadow | 9.9 hrs |
| 5 | Death, Diamonds, and Deception | 10.2 hrs |
| 6 | The Dead Cry Justice | 10.7 hrs |
| 7 | Death at the Falls | 10.9 hrs |
| 8 | Murder Wears a Hidden Face | 9.9 hrs |
| 9 | Death Takes the Lead | 9.9 hrs |
| 10 | In Deadly Fashion | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Zimmerman
Sarah Zimmerman narrates 334 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,570 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,551 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 Takes the Lead is book 9 of Rosemary Simpson's Gilded Age Mystery series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Zimmerman, released November 26, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Zimmerman
- Released
- November 26, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Gilded Age Mystery #9
- ISBN
- 9798855517767
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Death Takes the Lead audiobook?
Death Takes the Lead runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Death Takes the Lead audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Death Takes the Lead?
Death Takes the Lead is narrated by Sarah Zimmerman.