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Murder by the Book by M. R. G. Davies

Murder by the Book: Audiobook

Book 1 of the A Cosy Crime Club Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder by the Book audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Victoria Brazier and Michael Davies (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,858 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 by the Book is book 1 of M. R. G. Davies's A Cosy Crime Club Mystery series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Victoria Brazier and Michael Davies, released January 23, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Victoria Brazier, Michael Davies
Released
January 23, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
A Cosy Crime Club Mystery #1
ISBN
9780008784133

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Murder by the Book audiobook?

Murder by the Book runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is the Murder by the Book audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Murder by the Book?

Murder by the Book is narrated by Victoria Brazier and Michael Davies.