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Essentials of Death by Kim Davis

Essentials of Death: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Essentials of Death audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Teri Schnaubelt (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Essentials of Death at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6.8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 14.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Essentials of Murder6.8 hrs
2Essentials of Death7.9 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,091 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

Essentials of Death is book 2 of Kim Davis's Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Teri Schnaubelt, released July 20, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Teri Schnaubelt
Released
July 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery #2
ISBN
9798855584806

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Essentials of Death audiobook?

Essentials of Death runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the Essentials of Death audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Essentials of Death?

Essentials of Death is narrated by Teri Schnaubelt.