The Commission: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Sam Kincaid Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Commission runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Dufris (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Sam Kincaid Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 15.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Commission | 7 hrs |
| 2 | Silent Witness: A Sam Kincaid Mystery | 8.3 hrs |
More narrated by William Dufris
William Dufris narrates 321 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,685 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
- Later
- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
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 Commission is book 1 of Michael Norman's Sam Kincaid Mysteries series: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by William Dufris, released August 14, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Dufris
- Released
- August 14, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Sam Kincaid Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781481573030
How to listen to The Commission free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Commission as an audiobook?
The Commission runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Commission free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Commission?
The Commission is narrated by William Dufris.