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Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell

Southern Cross: Audiobook

Book 22 of the Kay Scarpetta series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Southern Cross audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen White (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Southern Cross at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,210 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

Southern Cross is book 22 of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen White, released March 17, 2015, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Karen White
Released
March 17, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Kay Scarpetta Series #22
ISBN
9780062376237

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Southern Cross audiobook?

Southern Cross runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Southern Cross audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Southern Cross?

Southern Cross is narrated by Karen White.

Is Southern Cross worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.