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The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik

The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery: Audiobook

Book 9 of the Judge Dee series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Kim (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Cozy Mysterystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Cozy Mystery shelf

723 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery is book 9 of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kim, released April 30, 2026, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Kim
Released
April 30, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Cozy Mystery
Series
Judge Dee #9
ISBN
9798349139307

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery as an audiobook?

The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery?

The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery is narrated by Peter Kim.