The Damsel: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Alan Grofield Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Damsel runs 4.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by R. C. Bray (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Alan Grofield Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 20.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Damsel | 4.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Dame | 4.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Blackbird | 5 hrs |
| 4 | Lemons Never Lie | 5.5 hrs |
More narrated by R. C. Bray
R. C. Bray narrates 88 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 805 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,021 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 Damsel is book 1 of Donald E. Westlake's Alan Grofield Mysteries series: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by R. C. Bray, released May 1, 2013, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- R. C. Bray
- Released
- May 1, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Alan Grofield Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781620643570
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Damsel as an audiobook?
The Damsel runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is The Damsel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Damsel?
The Damsel is narrated by R. C. Bray.