The Drowning Child: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Drowning Child runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Penelope Rawlins (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Penelope Rawlins
Penelope Rawlins narrates 228 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,962 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,298 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 Drowning Child is an audiobook by Alex Barclay: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Penelope Rawlins, released December 15, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Penelope Rawlins
- Released
- December 15, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9780008197872
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Drowning Child as an audiobook?
The Drowning Child runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Drowning Child free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Drowning Child?
The Drowning Child is narrated by Penelope Rawlins.
Is The Drowning Child worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.