The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Judge Dee Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,736 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee is book 1 of Robert Van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released February 4, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- February 4, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Judge Dee Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781440799204
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee as an audiobook?
The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee?
The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee is narrated by Norman Dietz.