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Against the Grain by Peter Lovesey

Against the Grain: Audiobook

Part of Inspector Peter Diamond Investigation

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Against the Grain audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by James Langton (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Langton

James Langton narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,036 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,749 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

Against the Grain is an audiobook by Peter Lovesey: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Langton, released December 3, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
James Langton
Released
December 3, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Peter Diamond Investigation
ISBN
9798892744317

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Against the Grain audiobook?

Against the Grain runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the Against the Grain audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Against the Grain?

Against the Grain is narrated by James Langton.