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The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears

The Raphael Affair: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Jonathan Argyll series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Raphael Affair runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Geoffrey Howard (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Raphael Affair at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Raphael Affair is book 1 of Iain Pears's Jonathan Argyll series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey Howard, released February 27, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Geoffrey Howard
Released
February 27, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Jonathan Argyll Series #1
ISBN
9781481556118

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Raphael Affair as an audiobook?

The Raphael Affair runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is The Raphael Affair free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Raphael Affair?

The Raphael Affair is narrated by Geoffrey Howard.