The Scourge of the Skua: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Esme Quentin Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scourge of the Skua runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bronwen Price (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Esme Quentin Mystery
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 37.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 51.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood-Tied | 8.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Indelible Stain | 8.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Malice of Angels | 9.3 hrs |
| 4 | The Fear of Ravens | 11.1 hrs |
| 5 | The Scourge of the Skua | 13.7 hrs |
More narrated by Bronwen Price
Bronwen Price narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,015 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,370 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 Scourge of the Skua is book 5 of Wendy Percival's Esme Quentin Mystery series: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bronwen Price, released May 6, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bronwen Price
- Released
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Esme Quentin Mystery #5
- ISBN
- 9798855527728
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scourge of the Skua as an audiobook?
The Scourge of the Skua runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Scourge of the Skua free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Scourge of the Skua?
The Scourge of the Skua is narrated by Bronwen Price.
Is The Scourge of the Skua worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.