The Apothecary Rose: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Owen Archer Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Apothecary Rose runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Owen Archer Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 8 run 84.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apothecary Rose | 11.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Lady Chapel | 11.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Nun's Tale | 11.8 hrs |
| 4 | The King's Bishop | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Riddle of St. Leonard's | 9.2 hrs |
| 6 | A Gift of Sanctuary | 9.4 hrs |
| 7 | A Spy for the Redeemer | 9.8 hrs |
| 8 | The Cross-Legged Knight | 10.5 hrs |
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,166 Historical (Fiction) 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
The Apothecary Rose is book 1 of Candace Robb's Owen Archer Mystery series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released June 27, 2017, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- June 27, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Owen Archer Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9781541476752
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Apothecary Rose as an audiobook?
The Apothecary Rose runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Apothecary Rose free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Apothecary Rose?
The Apothecary Rose is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is The Apothecary Rose worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.