The Vanished: Audiobook
Book 3 of the DI Sebastian Locke Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vanished runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Sebastian Locke Mystery
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 17.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 26.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Quiet Dead | 9.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Sweetheart Killer | 8.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Vanished | 8.4 hrs |
More narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
Elizabeth Knowelden narrates 212 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,094 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,701 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 Vanished is book 3 of NJ Mackay's DI Sebastian Locke Mystery series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Knowelden, released August 24, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Knowelden
- Released
- August 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Sebastian Locke Mystery #3
- ISBN
- 9798349168543
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Vanished as an audiobook?
The Vanished runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Vanished free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Vanished?
The Vanished is narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden.