What It Was: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What It Was audiobook runs 6.8 hours unabridged, narrated by J. D. Jackson (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by J. D. Jackson
J. D. Jackson narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 283 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,265 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
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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
What It Was is book 5 of George P. Pelecanos's Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by J. D. Jackson, released January 23, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- J. D. Jackson
- Released
- January 23, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series #5
- ISBN
- 9781611130102
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the What It Was audiobook?
What It Was runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is the What It Was audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates What It Was?
What It Was is narrated by J. D. Jackson.