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The Defector by Chris Hadfield

The Defector: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Apollo Murders series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Defector runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ray Porter (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Defector at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Apollo Murders Series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 15.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 26.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Apollo Murders15.3 hrs
2The Defector11.1 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,979 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 Defector is book 2 of Chris Hadfield's Apollo Murders series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ray Porter, released October 10, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ray Porter
Released
October 10, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Apollo Murders Series #2
ISBN
9781668632529

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Defector as an audiobook?

The Defector runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The Defector free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Defector?

The Defector is narrated by Ray Porter.

Is The Defector worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.