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Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik

Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery: Audiobook

Book 10 of the Judge Dee Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Kim (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery is book 10 of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kim, released May 14, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Kim
Released
May 14, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Judge Dee Mysteries #10
ISBN
9798349141409

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery audiobook?

Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery audiobook free?

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Who narrates Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery?

Poets and Murder: A Judge Dee Mystery is narrated by Peter Kim.