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The Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson

The Dead Beat: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dead Beat runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marilyn Johnson (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dead Beat at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Dead Beat is an audiobook by Marilyn Johnson: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Marilyn Johnson, released October 5, 2010, on the World and Social Science shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
Marilyn Johnson
Released
October 5, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Social Science
ISBN
9780062047113

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dead Beat as an audiobook?

The Dead Beat runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Dead Beat free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dead Beat?

The Dead Beat is narrated by Marilyn Johnson.