The Ancient Dead: Audiobook
Book 4 of the An Amanda Doucette Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ancient Dead runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Heather Firth (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on An Amanda Doucette Mystery
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 32 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 43.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in the Stars | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Trickster's Lullaby | 11.1 hrs |
| 3 | Prisoners of Hope | 10.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Ancient Dead | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Heather Firth
Heather Firth narrates 174 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,533 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,556 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
The Ancient Dead is book 4 of Barbara Fradkin's An Amanda Doucette Mystery series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Firth, released January 14, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Heather Firth
- Released
- January 14, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- An Amanda Doucette Mystery #4
- ISBN
- 9781666544558
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ancient Dead as an audiobook?
The Ancient Dead runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Ancient Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ancient Dead?
The Ancient Dead is narrated by Heather Firth.
Is The Ancient Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.