Pendergast: The Beginning: Audiobook
Book 23 of the Agent Pendergast series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Pendergast: The Beginning audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jefferson Mays (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jefferson Mays
Jefferson Mays narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 249 hours in all.
- The Mercy of Gods
- The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
- Too Like the Lightning
- Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection
- The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
859 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Pendergast: The Beginning is book 23 of Lincoln Child's Agent Pendergast series: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jefferson Mays, released January 27, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Books with Buzz shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jefferson Mays
- Released
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Books with Buzz
- Series
- Agent Pendergast #23
- ISBN
- 9781668653968
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Pendergast: The Beginning audiobook?
Pendergast: The Beginning runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Pendergast: The Beginning audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Pendergast: The Beginning?
Pendergast: The Beginning is narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Is Pendergast: The Beginning worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.