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The Playground Murders by Lesley Thomson

The Playground Murders: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Detective's Daughter series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Playground Murders runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anna Bentinck (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Playground Murders at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

1,761 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 Playground Murders is book 7 of Lesley Thomson's Detective's Daughter series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Anna Bentinck, released August 16, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Anna Bentinck
Released
August 16, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Detective's Daughter #7
ISBN
9781035927012

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Playground Murders as an audiobook?

The Playground Murders runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is The Playground Murders free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Playground Murders?

The Playground Murders is narrated by Anna Bentinck.

Is The Playground Murders worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.