The Mermaid's Cry: Audiobook
Book 9 of the DI Ben Kitto series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mermaid's Cry runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,745 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Left To Die (An Adele Sharp Mystery—Book One)
- Girl on a Train
- Open Season
- Savage Run
- The 18th Abduction
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 Mermaid's Cry is book 9 of Kate Rhodes's DI Ben Kitto series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released July 16, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- July 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- DI Ben Kitto #9
- ISBN
- 9781444862331
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mermaid's Cry as an audiobook?
The Mermaid's Cry runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Mermaid's Cry free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mermaid's Cry?
The Mermaid's Cry is narrated by Simon Mattacks.