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An Awkward Commission by David Donachie

An Awkward Commission: Audiobook

Book 3 of the John Pearce series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Awkward Commission runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

1,188 Action & Adventure (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

An Awkward Commission is book 3 of David Donachie's John Pearce series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released June 1, 2007, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
June 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)
Series
John Pearce #3
ISBN
9781845597887

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An Awkward Commission as an audiobook?

An Awkward Commission runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is An Awkward Commission free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates An Awkward Commission?

An Awkward Commission is narrated by Peter Wickham.