Inspector French and the Sea Mystery: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Inspector French series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Inspector French and the Sea Mystery audiobook runs 7.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil Fox (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Inspector French
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 27.2 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 51.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inspector French’s Greatest Case | 8.8 hrs |
| 2 | Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy | 9.2 hrs |
| 4 | Inspector French and the Sea Mystery | 7.8 hrs |
| 5 | Inspector French and the Box Office Murders | 7.2 hrs |
| 6 | Inspector French: Sir John Magill’s Last Journey | 9.2 hrs |
More narrated by Phil Fox
Phil Fox narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 136 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,958 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
Inspector French and the Sea Mystery is book 4 of Freeman Wills Crofts's Inspector French series: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Fox, released January 12, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Fox
- Released
- January 12, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Inspector French #4
- ISBN
- 9780008190699
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Inspector French and the Sea Mystery audiobook?
Inspector French and the Sea Mystery runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is the Inspector French and the Sea Mystery audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Inspector French and the Sea Mystery?
Inspector French and the Sea Mystery is narrated by Phil Fox.