The Last Detective: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Peter Diamond series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Last Detective runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Peter Diamond Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 22.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Detective | 11.5 hrs |
| 2 | Diamond Solitaire | 10.7 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,554 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 Last Detective is book 1 of Peter Lovesey's Peter Diamond series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released December 1, 2006, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- December 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Peter Diamond Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781602832190
How to listen to The Last Detective free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Last Detective as an audiobook?
The Last Detective runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Last Detective free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Last Detective?
The Last Detective is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is The Last Detective worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.