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The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor

The Ashes of London: Audiobook

Book 1 of the James Marwood & Cat Lovett series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ashes of London runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Ashes of London at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Leighton Pugh

Leighton Pugh narrates 85 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 952 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

701 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

The Ashes of London is book 1 of Andrew Taylor's James Marwood & Cat Lovett series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released April 7, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh
Released
April 7, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
James Marwood & Cat Lovett #1
ISBN
9780008119102

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ashes of London as an audiobook?

The Ashes of London runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Ashes of London free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Ashes of London?

The Ashes of London is narrated by Leighton Pugh.

Is The Ashes of London worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.