The Rhyme of the Magpie: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Birds of a Feather Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rhyme of the Magpie runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Beverley A. Crick (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 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 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Birds of a Feather Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 35.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rhyme of the Magpie | 8.5 hrs |
| 2 | Empty Nest | 9.1 hrs |
| 3 | Every Trick in the Rook | 9 hrs |
| 4 | Farewell, My Cuckoo | 8.8 hrs |
More narrated by Beverley A. Crick
Beverley A. Crick narrates 141 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,349 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,889 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 Rhyme of the Magpie is book 1 of Marty Wingate's Birds of a Feather Mystery series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Beverley A. Crick, released July 24, 2018, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Beverley A. Crick
- Released
- July 24, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Birds of a Feather Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9781977383952
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rhyme of the Magpie as an audiobook?
The Rhyme of the Magpie runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Rhyme of the Magpie free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rhyme of the Magpie?
The Rhyme of the Magpie is narrated by Beverley A. Crick.