The Norfolk Beach Murders: Audiobook
Book 5 of the DI Sara Hirst series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Norfolk Beach Murders runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lauren Irwin (about 5.7 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 51% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Sara Hirst
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 35.4 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 52.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under Violent Skies | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | Into Deadly Storms | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | A Brutal Season | 8.4 hrs |
| 4 | An Artful Murder | 8.4 hrs |
| 5 | The Norfolk Beach Murders | 8.6 hrs |
| 6 | The Wild Thyme Farm Murder | 8.3 hrs |
More narrated by Lauren Irwin
Lauren Irwin narrates 107 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 302 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,893 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 Norfolk Beach Murders is book 5 of Judi Daykin's DI Sara Hirst series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Lauren Irwin, released February 16, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lauren Irwin
- Released
- February 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Sara Hirst #5
- ISBN
- 9798331974947
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Norfolk Beach Murders as an audiobook?
The Norfolk Beach Murders runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Norfolk Beach Murders free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Norfolk Beach Murders?
The Norfolk Beach Murders is narrated by Lauren Irwin.