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I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth by Charlie Gallagher

I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Nathalie Buscombe (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

2,499 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth is an audiobook by Charlie Gallagher: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Nathalie Buscombe, released October 8, 2026, on the Suspense and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Nathalie Buscombe
Released
October 8, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense, Psychological
ISBN
9781035926190

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth audiobook?

I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth audiobook free?

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Who narrates I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth?

I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth is narrated by Nathalie Buscombe.

Is I Had to Do It: an absolutely gripping psychological thriller about a missing woman, family secrets and a desperate search for the truth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.