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Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton

Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery: Audiobook

by M. C. Beaton · narrated by Penelope Keith · unabridged · 2021

Book 32 of the Agatha Raisin Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery audiobook runs 6.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Penelope Keith (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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Police & Detectivestore shelf
2021released
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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Agatha Raisin Mysteries

This is book 32. Books 1 to 31 run 192.3 hours before it; books 1 to 36 run 227.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death6.5 hrs
2Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet5.3 hrs
3Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener4.8 hrs
4Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley4.7 hrs
5Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage6 hrs
6Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist5.8 hrs
7Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death5.8 hrs
8Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham5.6 hrs
9Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden6.1 hrs
10Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam6 hrs
11Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell7.3 hrs
12Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came6.2 hrs

More narrated by Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith narrates 36 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 253 hours in all.

All Penelope Keith audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,566 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery is book 32 of M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin Mysteries series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Penelope Keith, released October 26, 2021, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Penelope Keith
Released
October 26, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
The Agatha Raisin Mysteries #32
ISBN
9781665037051

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery audiobook?

Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

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Who narrates Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery?

Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mystery is narrated by Penelope Keith.