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Waste of a Life by Simon Brett

Waste of a Life: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Decluttering mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Waste of a Life audiobook runs 7.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Brett (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Waste of a Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,006 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

Waste of a Life is book 3 of Simon Brett's Decluttering mysteries series: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Brett, released December 8, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Brett
Released
December 8, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Decluttering mysteries #3
ISBN
9781666626049

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Waste of a Life audiobook?

Waste of a Life runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is the Waste of a Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Waste of a Life?

Waste of a Life is narrated by Simon Brett.