The Accidental Detective: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Accidental Detective runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Francois Battiste and Linda Emond (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 0.5 hours, it is shorter than 99% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Francois Battiste
Francois Battiste narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 26 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
161 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
The Accidental Detective is an audiobook by Laura Lippman: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Francois Battiste and Linda Emond, released October 7, 2008, on the Police & Detective and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Francois Battiste, Linda Emond
- Released
- October 7, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9780061762888
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Accidental Detective as an audiobook?
The Accidental Detective runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is The Accidental Detective free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Accidental Detective?
The Accidental Detective is narrated by Francois Battiste and Linda Emond.