A World of Curiosities: Audiobook
Book 18 of the Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A World of Curiosities runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Bathurst (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
This is book 18. Books 1 to 17 run 215.9 hours before it; books 1 to 21 run 271.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | A Fatal Grace: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 10.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 11.8 hrs |
| 4 | A Rule Against Murder: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 10.9 hrs |
| 5 | The Brutal Telling: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 13.2 hrs |
| 6 | Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 12.7 hrs |
| 7 | A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 11.8 hrs |
| 8 | The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 13.6 hrs |
| 9 | How the Light Gets In: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 15 hrs |
| 10 | The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 12.1 hrs |
| 11 | The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | 12.7 hrs |
| 12 | A Great Reckoning | 13.6 hrs |
More narrated by Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 258 hours in all.
- All the Devils Are Here
- Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- Glass Houses
- A Great Reckoning
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,738 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 World of Curiosities is book 18 of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Novel series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Bathurst, released November 29, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Bathurst
- Released
- November 29, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #18
- ISBN
- 9781250887399
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A World of Curiosities as an audiobook?
A World of Curiosities runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is A World of Curiosities free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A World of Curiosities?
A World of Curiosities is narrated by Robert Bathurst.
Is A World of Curiosities worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.