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The Detachment by Barry Eisler

The Detachment: Audiobook

Book 7 of the John Rain series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Detachment runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barry Eisler (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Detachment at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,322 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 Detachment is book 7 of Barry Eisler's John Rain series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Eisler, released September 15, 2011, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Barry Eisler
Released
September 15, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
John Rain #7
ISBN
9781455843244

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Detachment as an audiobook?

The Detachment runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Detachment free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Detachment?

The Detachment is narrated by Barry Eisler.

Is The Detachment worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.