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On a Particular Service by David Donachie

On a Particular Service: Audiobook

Book 14 of the John Pearce series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On a Particular Service audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish On a Particular Service at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

1,160 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

On a Particular Service is book 14 of David Donachie's John Pearce series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released December 1, 2017, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
December 1, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)
Series
John Pearce #14
ISBN
9781407971056

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On a Particular Service audiobook?

On a Particular Service runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the On a Particular Service audiobook free?

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

Who narrates On a Particular Service?

On a Particular Service is narrated by Peter Wickham.