The Defendant's Father: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Michael Gresham Legal Thrillers series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Defendant's Father runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Patrick Lawlor (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 8 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Michael Gresham Legal Thrillers
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.1 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 83.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lawyer | 9.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Defendant's Father | 8 hrs |
| 3 | The Law Partners | 8 hrs |
| 4 | Carlos the Ant | 7.9 hrs |
| 5 | Sakharov the Bear | 8.4 hrs |
| 6 | Annie's Verdict | 8.1 hrs |
| 7 | Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11 | 8 hrs |
| 8 | 30 Days of Justis | 8.3 hrs |
| 9 | The Fifth Justice | 9.1 hrs |
| 10 | Girl, Under Oath | 8.6 hrs |
More narrated by Patrick Lawlor
Patrick Lawlor narrates 589 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,365 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
406 Legal & Political 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 Defendant's Father is book 2 of John Ellsworth's Michael Gresham Legal Thrillers series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Lawlor, released May 25, 2026, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Lawlor
- Released
- May 25, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- Series
- Michael Gresham Legal Thrillers #2
- ISBN
- 9798331977801
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Defendant's Father as an audiobook?
The Defendant's Father runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Defendant's Father free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Defendant's Father?
The Defendant's Father is narrated by Patrick Lawlor.