Murder’s the Word: Audiobook
Book 7 of the Bookstore Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Murder’s the Word audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Rebecca LaChance (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Bookstore Mystery Series
This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 49.3 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 59.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder at the Bookstore | 8.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Murderous Type | 8.4 hrs |
| 3 | A Chapter on Murder | 8.3 hrs |
| 4 | A Cover for Murder | 8 hrs |
| 5 | Sentenced to Murder | 7.9 hrs |
| 6 | A Murderous Plot | 7.9 hrs |
| 7 | Murder’s the Word | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Rebecca LaChance
Rebecca LaChance narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 154 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,771 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’s the Word is book 7 of Sue Minix's Bookstore Mystery series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rebecca LaChance, released August 13, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rebecca LaChance
- Released
- August 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Bookstore Mystery Series #7
- ISBN
- 9780008837600
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Murder’s the Word audiobook?
Murder’s the Word runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is the Murder’s the Word audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Murder’s the Word?
Murder’s the Word is narrated by Rebecca LaChance.