The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Mrs. Pollifax series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mrs. Pollifax
This is book 1. Books 1 to 14 run 95.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | 8.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Amazing Mrs Pollifax | 6.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax | 6.3 hrs |
| 4 | Palm for Mrs. Pollifax | 7.1 hrs |
| 5 | Mrs. Pollifax on Safari | 6.9 hrs |
| 6 | Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | 7.4 hrs |
| 7 | Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha | 6.8 hrs |
| 8 | Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle | 7.2 hrs |
| 9 | Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish | 7.3 hrs |
| 10 | Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief | 6.2 hrs |
| 11 | Mrs. Pollifax Pursued | 6 hrs |
| 12 | Mrs Pollifax and the Lion Killer | 6.2 hrs |
More narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
Barbara Rosenblat narrates 247 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,371 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,627 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 Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is book 1 of Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Barbara Rosenblat, released April 22, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Barbara Rosenblat
- Released
- April 22, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Mrs. Pollifax #1
- ISBN
- 9781461810483
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax as an audiobook?
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax?
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.