The Coldest Case: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Coldest Case runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Bower (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 63.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Coldest Case | 15.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Coldest Clues | 15.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Coldest Killer | 11.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Coldest Motive | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Coldest Death | 10.8 hrs |
More narrated by Elizabeth Bower
Elizabeth Bower narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 538 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
610 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 Coldest Case is book 1 of A.J. Cross's Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries series: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Bower, released July 31, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Bower
- Released
- July 31, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Dr Kate Hanson Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781004205592
How to listen to The Coldest Case free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Coldest Case as an audiobook?
The Coldest Case runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is The Coldest Case free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Coldest Case?
The Coldest Case is narrated by Elizabeth Bower.
Is The Coldest Case worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.