Children of the Shadows: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Children of the Shadows audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Kim Bretton (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Debutante's Code | 9.9 hrs |
| 2 | Millstone of Doubt | 10.1 hrs |
| 3 | Children of the Shadows | 10.4 hrs |
More narrated by Kim Bretton
Kim Bretton narrates 83 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 734 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,509 Historical (Romance) 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
Children of the Shadows is book 3 of Erica Vetsch's Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kim Bretton, released June 11, 2024, on the Historical (Romance) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kim Bretton
- Released
- June 11, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries #3
- ISBN
- 9781666195422
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Children of the Shadows audiobook?
Children of the Shadows runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the Children of the Shadows audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Children of the Shadows?
Children of the Shadows is narrated by Kim Bretton.
Is Children of the Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.