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In the Lonely Backwater by Valerie Nieman

In the Lonely Backwater: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Lonely Backwater audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Samantha Desz (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Mystery & Thrillerstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish In the Lonely Backwater at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 2,356 Mystery & Thriller audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf

614 Mystery & Thriller 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 Lonely Backwater is an audiobook by Valerie Nieman: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Samantha Desz, released August 8, 2023, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Samantha Desz
Released
August 8, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Thriller
ISBN
9798350841268

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In the Lonely Backwater audiobook?

In the Lonely Backwater runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is the In the Lonely Backwater audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In the Lonely Backwater?

In the Lonely Backwater is narrated by Samantha Desz.