A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Inspector Ramsay series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel runs 5.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.6 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Inspector Ramsay Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 39.8 hours in all.
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,740 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
A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel is book 1 of Ann Cleeves's Inspector Ramsay series: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released January 6, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- January 6, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Inspector Ramsay Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781250413154
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel as an audiobook?
A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel?
A Lesson in Dying: The First Inspector Ramsay Novel is narrated by Simon Mattacks.