The Madness Underneath: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Shades of London series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Madness Underneath runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 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 –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 2,356 Mystery & Thriller audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Shades of London
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 17.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Name of the Star | 9.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Madness Underneath | 7.8 hrs |
More narrated by Nicola Barber
Nicola Barber narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf
461 Mystery & Thriller 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 Madness Underneath is book 2 of Maureen Johnson's Shades of London series: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released February 26, 2013, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Barber
- Released
- February 26, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Thriller
- Series
- The Shades of London #2
- ISBN
- 9781441866462
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Madness Underneath as an audiobook?
The Madness Underneath runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Madness Underneath free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Madness Underneath?
The Madness Underneath is narrated by Nicola Barber.