The Heat of the Moon: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Rachel Goddard Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heat of the Moon runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Rachel Goddard Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 57 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heat of the Moon | 8.6 hrs |
| 2 | Disturbing the Dead | 10.6 hrs |
| 3 | Broken Places: A Rachel Goddard Mystery | 9.2 hrs |
| 4 | Under the Dog Star: A Rachel Goddard Mystery | 9.5 hrs |
| 5 | Bleeding Through: A Rachel Goddard Mystery | 9.3 hrs |
| 6 | Poisoned Ground: A Rachel Goddard Mystery | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,918 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 Heat of the Moon is book 1 of Sandra Parshall's Rachel Goddard Mysteries series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released October 15, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- October 15, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Rachel Goddard Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781481591249
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heat of the Moon as an audiobook?
The Heat of the Moon runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Heat of the Moon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Heat of the Moon?
The Heat of the Moon is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.