The Perfect Rake: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Merridew series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Perfect Rake runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Heather Wilds (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Merridew
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 45.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perfect Rake | 13.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Perfect Waltz | 11.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Perfect Stranger | 11.2 hrs |
| 4 | The Perfect Kiss | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Heather Wilds
Heather Wilds narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,853 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
1,067 Historical (Romance) 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 Perfect Rake is book 1 of Anne Gracie's Merridew series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Wilds, released November 24, 2020, on the Historical (Romance) and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Heather Wilds
- Released
- November 24, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Fiction
- Series
- Merridew #1
- ISBN
- 9781705264744
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Perfect Rake as an audiobook?
The Perfect Rake runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Perfect Rake free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Perfect Rake?
The Perfect Rake is narrated by Heather Wilds.
Is The Perfect Rake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.