Talking about Detective Fiction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Talking about Detective Fiction audiobook runs 4.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Diana Bishop (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Diana Bishop
Diana Bishop narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 111 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
1,662 Literature 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
Talking about Detective Fiction is an audiobook by P. D. James: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Diana Bishop, released April 1, 2010, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Diana Bishop
- Released
- April 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781602839014
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Talking about Detective Fiction audiobook?
Talking about Detective Fiction runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is the Talking about Detective Fiction audiobook free?
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Who narrates Talking about Detective Fiction?
Talking about Detective Fiction is narrated by Diana Bishop.