Sixpence for a Slaughter: Audiobook
Book 4 of the DI Matthew Stannard series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sixpence for a Slaughter audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Langan (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Matthew Stannard
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 29.3 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 48.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empire Club Murders | 9.8 hrs |
| 2 | Echoes of a Murder | 8.8 hrs |
| 3 | Death of a Blackbird | 10.7 hrs |
| 4 | Sixpence for a Slaughter | 9.4 hrs |
| 5 | A Killing for Christmas | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Michael Langan
Michael Langan narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 678 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,011 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
Sixpence for a Slaughter is book 4 of C. K. Harewood's DI Matthew Stannard series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Langan, released January 30, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Langan
- Released
- January 30, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Matthew Stannard #4
- ISBN
- 9781912968664
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sixpence for a Slaughter audiobook?
Sixpence for a Slaughter runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Sixpence for a Slaughter audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sixpence for a Slaughter?
Sixpence for a Slaughter is narrated by Michael Langan.