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Murder Ink by Betty Hechtman

Murder Ink: Audiobook

Book 1 of the A Writer for Hire series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder Ink audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Erin Deward (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Cozy Mysterystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Murder Ink at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on A Writer for Hire

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Murder Ink8.2 hrs
2Writing a Wrong8.3 hrs

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 Ink is book 1 of Betty Hechtman's A Writer for Hire series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Erin Deward, released March 18, 2021, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Erin Deward
Released
March 18, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Cozy Mystery
Series
A Writer for Hire #1
ISBN
9781666541434

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Murder Ink audiobook?

Murder Ink runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Murder Ink audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Murder Ink?

Murder Ink is narrated by Erin Deward.