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Murder as a Second Language by Joan Hess

Murder as a Second Language: Audiobook

Book 19 of the Claire Malloy Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder as a Second Language audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Meredith Mitchell (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,652 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

Murder as a Second Language is book 19 of Joan Hess's Claire Malloy Mysteries series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Meredith Mitchell, released December 17, 2013, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Meredith Mitchell
Released
December 17, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
The Claire Malloy Mysteries #19
ISBN
9781481596985

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Murder as a Second Language audiobook?

Murder as a Second Language runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Murder as a Second Language audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Murder as a Second Language?

Murder as a Second Language is narrated by Meredith Mitchell.