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The River Killings by Merry Jones

The River Killings: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Zoe Hayes Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The River Killings runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Zoe Hayes Mysteries

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 18.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Nanny Murders8.8 hrs
2The River Killings9.7 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,778 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 River Killings is book 2 of Merry Jones's Zoe Hayes Mysteries series: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released January 1, 2007, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.7 hrs
Narrated by
Marguerite Gavin
Released
January 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Zoe Hayes Mysteries #2
ISBN
9781481581561

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The River Killings as an audiobook?

The River Killings runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The River Killings free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The River Killings?

The River Killings is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.