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The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale by Elizabeth R. Andersen

The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Alewives of Colmar series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ella Lynch (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

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30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Alewives of Colmar

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 22.1 hours in all.

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

The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale is book 1 of Elizabeth R. Andersen's Alewives of Colmar series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ella Lynch, released May 15, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Ella Lynch
Released
May 15, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Historical (Fiction)
Series
The Alewives of Colmar #1
ISBN
9798368947334

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale as an audiobook?

The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale?

The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale is narrated by Ella Lynch.