In The Beginning, There Was a Murder: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In The Beginning, There Was a Murder audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Lillian Rachel (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lillian Rachel
Lillian Rachel narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 359 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,880 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
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is book 1 of P.C. James's Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Lillian Rachel, released September 28, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lillian Rachel
- Released
- September 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Fantasy
- Series
- Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9798318566042
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In The Beginning, There Was a Murder audiobook?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is the In The Beginning, There Was a Murder audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In The Beginning, There Was a Murder?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is narrated by Lillian Rachel.