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The Headhunters by Peter Lovesey

The Headhunters: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Inspector Henrietta Mallin series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Headhunters runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Lyons (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Headhunters at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,625 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 Headhunters is book 2 of Peter Lovesey's Inspector Henrietta Mallin series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Lyons, released October 10, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Lyons
Released
October 10, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Henrietta Mallin #2
ISBN
9781436183949

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Headhunters as an audiobook?

The Headhunters runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Headhunters free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Headhunters?

The Headhunters is narrated by Susan Lyons.

Is The Headhunters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.