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Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew

Murder by the Seashore: Audiobook

Book 1 of the California Bookshop Mystery series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder by the Seashore audiobook runs 7.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Catherine Ho (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Murder by the Seashore at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,819 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 Seashore is book 1 of Samara Yew's California Bookshop Mystery series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Catherine Ho, released October 17, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
Catherine Ho
Released
October 17, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
Series
California Bookshop Mystery #1
ISBN
9781666648959

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Murder by the Seashore audiobook?

Murder by the Seashore runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is the Murder by the Seashore audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Murder by the Seashore?

Murder by the Seashore is narrated by Catherine Ho.