Desert Dead: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Mac 'n' Ivy Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Desert Dead audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Melinda Cumming and Rob Vlock (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 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 |
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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Mac 'n' Ivy Mysteries
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 19.1 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 37.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something Buried, Something Blue | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | Detour | 9.8 hrs |
| 3 | Desert Dead | 9.5 hrs |
| 4 | That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles | 9 hrs |
More narrated by Melinda Cumming
Melinda Cumming narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 38 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,904 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
Desert Dead is book 3 of Lorena McCourtney's Mac 'n' Ivy Mysteries series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Melinda Cumming and Rob Vlock, released May 12, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melinda Cumming, Rob Vlock
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Mac 'n' Ivy Mysteries #3
- ISBN
- 9798228966758
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Desert Dead audiobook?
Desert Dead runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Desert Dead audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Desert Dead?
Desert Dead is narrated by Melinda Cumming and Rob Vlock.