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The Coldest Death by A.J. Cross

The Coldest Death: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Coldest Death runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Bower (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Coldest Death at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 52.7 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 63.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Coldest Case15.8 hrs
2The Coldest Clues15.1 hrs
3The Coldest Killer11.5 hrs
4The Coldest Motive10.3 hrs
5The Coldest Death10.8 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,447 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 Coldest Death is book 5 of A.J. Cross's Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Bower, released September 25, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.8 hrs
Narrated by
Elizabeth Bower
Released
September 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries #5
ISBN
9781004205776

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Coldest Death as an audiobook?

The Coldest Death runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Coldest Death free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Coldest Death?

The Coldest Death is narrated by Elizabeth Bower.

Is The Coldest Death worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.