A Jewel in the Crown: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Secret Churchill Files series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Jewel in the Crown runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Secret Churchill Files
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 25.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Jewel in the Crown | 8.2 hrs |
| 2 | A Beacon in the Night | 8 hrs |
| 3 | The Paris Chase | 9.2 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,793 Historical (Fiction) 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
A Jewel in the Crown is book 1 of David Lewis's Secret Churchill Files series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 8, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- April 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Secret Churchill Files #1
- ISBN
- 9781696618953
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Jewel in the Crown as an audiobook?
A Jewel in the Crown runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is A Jewel in the Crown free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Jewel in the Crown?
A Jewel in the Crown is narrated by Simon Vance.