The Maddest Idea: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Isaac Biddlecomb series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Maddest Idea runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Isaac Biddlecomb Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 23.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | By Force of Arms | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Maddest Idea | 12.9 hrs |
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,511 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
- The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
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 Maddest Idea is book 2 of James L. Nelson's Isaac Biddlecomb series: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released May 31, 2022, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- May 31, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Isaac Biddlecomb Series #2
- ISBN
- 9798200914067
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Maddest Idea as an audiobook?
The Maddest Idea runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Maddest Idea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Maddest Idea?
The Maddest Idea is narrated by John Lee.
Is The Maddest Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.