The Circle: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Inspector Hen Mallin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Circle runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,981 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 Circle is book 1 of Peter Lovesey's Inspector Hen Mallin series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released July 1, 2006, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- July 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Inspector Hen Mallin Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781602832022
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Circle as an audiobook?
The Circle runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Circle free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Circle?
The Circle is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is The Circle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.