The Defiant Hero: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Troubleshooters series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Defiant Hero runs 15.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Melanie Ewbank and Patrick Lawlor (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.7 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 15.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Troubleshooters Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 15.3 hours before it; books 1 to 16 run 252.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unsung Hero | 15.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Defiant Hero | 15.7 hrs |
| 3 | Over the Edge | 15.7 hrs |
| 4 | Out of Control | 17 hrs |
| 5 | Into the Night | 18.1 hrs |
| 6 | Gone Too Far | 18.7 hrs |
| 7 | Flashpoint | 13.5 hrs |
| 8 | Hot Target | 15.9 hrs |
| 9 | Breaking Point | 14.4 hrs |
| 10 | Into the Storm | 15.2 hrs |
| 11 | Force of Nature | 15.3 hrs |
| 12 | All Through the Night: A Troubleshooter Christmas | 8.1 hrs |
More narrated by Melanie Ewbank
Melanie Ewbank narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 315 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
455 Modern audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Defiant Hero is book 2 of Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series: a 15.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Melanie Ewbank and Patrick Lawlor, released August 15, 2014, on the Suspense and Modern shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melanie Ewbank, Patrick Lawlor
- Released
- August 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Modern, Mystery
- Series
- The Troubleshooters Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781483021775
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Defiant Hero as an audiobook?
The Defiant Hero runs 15.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is The Defiant Hero free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Defiant Hero?
The Defiant Hero is narrated by Melanie Ewbank and Patrick Lawlor.
Is The Defiant Hero worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.2 hours.