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The Murder House by Michael Wood

The Murder House: Audiobook

Book 5 of the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Murder House runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephanie Beattie (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Murder House at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on DCI Matilda Darke Thriller

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 45.3 hours before it; books 1 to 13 run 153.6 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,433 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 Murder House is book 5 of Michael Wood's DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephanie Beattie, released June 24, 2021, on the Police & Detective and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
Stephanie Beattie
Released
June 24, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Action & Adventure (Fiction)
Series
DCI Matilda Darke Thriller #5
ISBN
9780008490522

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Murder House as an audiobook?

The Murder House runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is The Murder House free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Murder House?

The Murder House is narrated by Stephanie Beattie.

Is The Murder House worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.