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The First Time I Died by Jo Macgregor

The First Time I Died: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Garnet McGee series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Time I Died runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Time I Died at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,951 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 First Time I Died is book 1 of Jo Macgregor's Garnet McGee series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Emily Sutton-Smith, released February 19, 2019, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Emily Sutton-Smith
Released
February 19, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense, Fiction
Series
Garnet McGee #1
ISBN
9781977343567

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Time I Died as an audiobook?

The First Time I Died runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The First Time I Died free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The First Time I Died?

The First Time I Died is narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith.

Is The First Time I Died worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.