Hiss of Death: Audiobook
Book 19 of the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hiss of Death audiobook runs 7.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Forbes (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mrs. Murphy Mysteries
This is book 19. Books 1 to 18 run 154.8 hours before it; books 1 to 34 run 293 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wish You Were Here | 8.1 hrs |
| 2 | Rest in Pieces | 9 hrs |
| 3 | Murder at Monticello | 8.5 hrs |
| 4 | Pay Dirt | 7.4 hrs |
| 5 | Murder, She Meowed | 8.2 hrs |
| 6 | Murder on the Prowl | 9.2 hrs |
| 7 | Cat on the Scent | 8.5 hrs |
| 8 | Pawing Through the Past | 9.7 hrs |
| 9 | Claws and Effect | 8.8 hrs |
| 10 | Catch As Cat Can | 9.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Tail of the Tip-Off | 10.1 hrs |
| 12 | Whisker of Evil | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,016 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,637 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
Hiss of Death is book 19 of Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Forbes, released April 22, 2011, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Forbes
- Released
- April 22, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense, Fiction
- Series
- Mrs. Murphy Mysteries #19
- ISBN
- 9781461803805
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hiss of Death audiobook?
Hiss of Death runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is the Hiss of Death audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hiss of Death?
Hiss of Death is narrated by Kate Forbes.