Widows and Orphans: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Quill & Packet Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Widows and Orphans audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Marnye Young (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Quill & Packet Mystery
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 16.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury the Lead | 8 hrs |
| 2 | Widows and Orphans | 8.3 hrs |
More narrated by Marnye Young
Marnye Young narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,706 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,648 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Left To Die (An Adele Sharp Mystery—Book One)
- Girl on a Train
- Open Season
- Savage Run
- The 18th Abduction
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
Widows and Orphans is book 2 of Elizabeth Renzetti's Quill & Packet Mystery series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Marnye Young, released May 13, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marnye Young
- Released
- May 13, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- Quill & Packet Mystery #2
- ISBN
- 9798855568844
How to listen to Widows and Orphans free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Widows and Orphans audiobook?
Widows and Orphans runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is the Widows and Orphans audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Widows and Orphans?
Widows and Orphans is narrated by Marnye Young.