The Obituary: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Jefferson Morgan Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obituary runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Jefferson Morgan Mystery
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.2 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 15.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Deadline | 9.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Obituary | 6.5 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett narrates 394 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,244 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,888 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
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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 Obituary is book 2 of Ron Franscell's Jefferson Morgan Mystery series: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released August 22, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Barrett
- Released
- August 22, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Jefferson Morgan Mystery #2
- ISBN
- 9781541478800
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obituary as an audiobook?
The Obituary runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is The Obituary free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obituary?
The Obituary is narrated by Joe Barrett.