Instinct (previously published as Murder Games): Audiobook
Book 1 of the Instinct series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) audiobook runs 7 hours unabridged, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Instinct
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 14.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) | 7 hrs |
| 2 | Killer Instinct | 7.5 hrs |
More narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini narrates 448 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,500 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,722 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
- Later
- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
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
Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) is book 1 of Howard Roughan's Instinct series: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Edoardo Ballerini, released June 26, 2017, on the Police & Detective and LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Released
- June 26, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, LGBTQ+ (Fiction)
- Series
- Instinct #1
- ISBN
- 9781478916246
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) audiobook?
Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is the Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Instinct (previously published as Murder Games)?
Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) is narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.