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The Poisoned Quill by Karen Charlton

The Poisoned Quill: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Detective Lavender Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Poisoned Quill runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Russ Williams (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Cozy Mysterystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Poisoned Quill at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Detective Lavender Mysteries

This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 68.7 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 77.8 hours in all.

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 Poisoned Quill is book 8 of Karen Charlton's Detective Lavender Mysteries series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Russ Williams, released April 27, 2026, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Russ Williams
Released
April 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Cozy Mystery
Series
The Detective Lavender Mysteries #8
ISBN
9798331961541

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Poisoned Quill as an audiobook?

The Poisoned Quill runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is The Poisoned Quill free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Poisoned Quill?

The Poisoned Quill is narrated by Russ Williams.