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The Hostage by A.F. Carter

The Hostage: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Delia Marola series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hostage runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy Mcfadden (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hostage at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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

What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Delia Marola

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.2 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 47.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Yards8.2 hrs
2The Hostage8.7 hrs
3Boomtown8.5 hrs
4Johnny-Boy10.2 hrs
5Carney11.7 hrs

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

2,881 Suspense 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 Hostage is book 2 of A.F. Carter's Delia Marola series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Mcfadden, released September 20, 2022, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Amy Mcfadden
Released
September 20, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Delia Marola #2
ISBN
9781696608107

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hostage as an audiobook?

The Hostage runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Hostage free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hostage?

The Hostage is narrated by Amy Mcfadden.