Books like The Mermaids Singing
Val McDermid
The Mermaids Singing is 400 pages, about 7 hours 20 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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How long each takes
Blindsighted 7.3 h 
Devoted in Death 8.2 h 
The Perfect Husband 7.6 h 
A Share in Death 5.2 h 
Eeny Meeny 8.0 h 
Twisted 7.3 h 
Jack & Jill 7.9 h 
Rizzoli & Isles 6.1 h 
Glory in Death 5.7 h 
All Shall Be Well 4.9 h 
Cat & Mouse 8.3 h 
Mourn Not Your Dead 6.2 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.