The Royal Secret: Audiobook
Book 5 of the James Marwood & Cat Lovett series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Royal Secret runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on James Marwood & Cat Lovett
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 49.8 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 75.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ashes of London | 13 hrs |
| 2 | The Fire Court | 12.1 hrs |
| 3 | The King’s Evil | 12.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Last Protector | 12.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Royal Secret | 13.2 hrs |
| 6 | The Shadows of London | 12.7 hrs |
More narrated by Leighton Pugh
Leighton Pugh narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,436 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,772 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 Royal Secret is book 5 of Andrew Taylor's James Marwood & Cat Lovett series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released April 29, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Leighton Pugh
- Released
- April 29, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- James Marwood & Cat Lovett #5
- ISBN
- 9780008325596
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Royal Secret as an audiobook?
The Royal Secret runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is The Royal Secret free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Royal Secret?
The Royal Secret is narrated by Leighton Pugh.
Is The Royal Secret worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.