The Bone Mother: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Martha Strangeways series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bone Mother runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Barron (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Martha Strangeways
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 21.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crow Moon | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Bone Mother | 11 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Barron
Sarah Barron narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 647 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,206 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
The Bone Mother is book 2 of Suzy Aspley's Martha Strangeways series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Barron, released May 7, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Barron
- Released
- May 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- Martha Strangeways #2
- ISBN
- 9781399198844
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bone Mother as an audiobook?
The Bone Mother runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Bone Mother free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bone Mother?
The Bone Mother is narrated by Sarah Barron.
Is The Bone Mother worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.