The Shortest Way to Hades: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Hilary Tamar series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest Way to Hades runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lorna Bennett (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Hilary Tamar
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.6 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 39 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thus Was Adonis Murdered | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Shortest Way to Hades | 9.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Sirens Sang of Murder | 9.3 hrs |
| 4 | The Sibyl in Her Grave | 11 hrs |
More narrated by Lorna Bennett
Lorna Bennett narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 687 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,115 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 Shortest Way to Hades is book 2 of Sarah Caudwell's Hilary Tamar series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lorna Bennett, released April 4, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lorna Bennett
- Released
- April 4, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Drama
- Series
- Hilary Tamar #2
- ISBN
- 9780593747278
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shortest Way to Hades as an audiobook?
The Shortest Way to Hades runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Shortest Way to Hades free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shortest Way to Hades?
The Shortest Way to Hades is narrated by Lorna Bennett.