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Bad Terms by Alex Walters

Bad Terms: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Detective Annie Delamere series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bad Terms audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Melanie Crawley (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bad Terms at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Detective Annie Delamere

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 19 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 38.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Small Mercies9.9 hrs
2Lost Hours9.1 hrs
3Bad Terms9.4 hrs
4Old Evils9.8 hrs

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

Bad Terms is book 3 of Alex Walters's Detective Annie Delamere series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Melanie Crawley, released October 14, 2026, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Melanie Crawley
Released
October 14, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Detective Annie Delamere #3
ISBN
9781004205745

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bad Terms audiobook?

Bad Terms runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Bad Terms audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Bad Terms?

Bad Terms is narrated by Melanie Crawley.