The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Josh Dylan (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Josh Dylan
Josh Dylan narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 251 hours in all.
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
609 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Judge's List
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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 Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister is an audiobook by Rob Rinder: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Josh Dylan, released June 18, 2026, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Josh Dylan
- Released
- June 18, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- ISBN
- 9781804957684
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister as an audiobook?
The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister?
The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister is narrated by Josh Dylan.
Is The Defence: The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.