The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery: Audiobook
Part of Judge Dee Mysteries
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery runs 5.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Kim (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.6 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Kim
Peter Kim narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 104 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,738 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 Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery is an audiobook by Robert van Gulik: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kim, released January 2, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Kim
- Released
- January 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Judge Dee Mysteries
- ISBN
- 9798349131394
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery as an audiobook?
The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery?
The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery is narrated by Peter Kim.