The Art of Ruining a Rake: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Scandalous Spinsters series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Art of Ruining a Rake runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marian Hussey (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Scandalous Spinsters
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 26.8 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 54.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Trouble with Being Wicked | 11.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Problem with Seduction | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | A Game of Persuasion | 5 hrs |
| 4 | The Art of Ruining a Rake | 12.8 hrs |
| 5 | The Enchanting of an Earl | 3.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Danger in Daring a Lady | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Marian Hussey
Marian Hussey narrates 244 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,427 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
1,331 Historical (Romance) 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 Art of Ruining a Rake is book 4 of Emma Locke's Scandalous Spinsters series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Marian Hussey, released July 1, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marian Hussey
- Released
- July 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- Scandalous Spinsters #4
- ISBN
- 9798318289729
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Art of Ruining a Rake as an audiobook?
The Art of Ruining a Rake runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Art of Ruining a Rake free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Art of Ruining a Rake?
The Art of Ruining a Rake is narrated by Marian Hussey.
Is The Art of Ruining a Rake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.