A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Misty Isle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angus King (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Misty Isle
This is book 1. Books 1 to 7 run 68.2 hours in all.
More narrated by Angus King
Angus King narrates 164 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,665 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,112 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 Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author is book 1 of J M Dalgliesh's Misty Isle series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus King, released May 21, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Angus King
- Released
- May 21, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Misty Isle #1
- ISBN
- 9781529991789
How to listen to A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author as an audiobook?
A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author?
A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author is narrated by Angus King.
Is A Long Time Dead: The first mystery in the gripping Misty Isle detective series from the multi-million-copy bestselling author worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.