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The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons

The Colour of Murder: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Colour of Murder runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Colour of Murder at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

1,747 Suspense 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 Colour of Murder is an audiobook by Julian Symons: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released April 1, 2019, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
April 1, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781407975399

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Colour of Murder as an audiobook?

The Colour of Murder runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Colour of Murder free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Colour of Murder?

The Colour of Murder is narrated by Peter Wickham.