In The Best Interests: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Luke Frankland Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In The Best Interests audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Philip Battley (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Luke Frankland Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Best Interests | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | Pick a Packet or Two | 8.1 hrs |
| 3 | Twenty-Twenty Hindsight | 10.2 hrs |
More narrated by Philip Battley
Philip Battley narrates 127 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
3,102 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist
- The Maid
- That Affair Next Door
- The Family Upstairs
- The Girl Before
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
In The Best Interests is book 1 of Tim Hind's A Luke Frankland Novel series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Battley, released April 4, 2021, on the Suspense and Espionage shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Battley
- Released
- April 4, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Espionage, Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- A Luke Frankland Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9780645062977
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In The Best Interests audiobook?
In The Best Interests runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the In The Best Interests audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In The Best Interests?
In The Best Interests is narrated by Philip Battley.
Is In The Best Interests worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.