The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion: Audiobook
Book 16 of the Isabel Dalhousie series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sally Masterson (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Isabel Dalhousie
This is book 16. Books 1 to 15 run 122.1 hours before it; books 1 to 16 run 130.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sunday Philosophy Club | 8.1 hrs |
| 2 | Friends, Lovers, Chocolate | 8.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Right Attitude to Rain | 8.9 hrs |
| 4 | The Careful Use of Compliments | 8.1 hrs |
| 5 | The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday | 7.7 hrs |
| 6 | The Lost Art of Gratitude | 8.2 hrs |
| 7 | The Charming Quirks of Others | 8.1 hrs |
| 8 | The Forgotten Affairs of Youth | 8.3 hrs |
| 9 | The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds | 8.2 hrs |
| 10 | The Novel Habits of Happiness | 8.4 hrs |
| 11 | A Distant View of Everything | 7.7 hrs |
| 12 | The Quiet Side of Passion | 9 hrs |
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,859 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 Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion is book 16 of Alexander McCall Smith's Isabel Dalhousie series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sally Masterson, released October 19, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sally Masterson
- Released
- October 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Contemporary Women
- Series
- Isabel Dalhousie #16
- ISBN
- 9798899736384
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion as an audiobook?
The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion?
The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion is narrated by Sally Masterson.