The Second Wife: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Second Wife runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Bartke (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Karen Bartke
Karen Bartke narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 247 hours in all.
- Inappropriate Relationships: A BBC Radio 4 Crime Drama
- Death Rite
- The Secret Orchard: Warm, uplifting and romantic - the perfect autumn read from the Internationally Bestselling author of The Lighthouse Bookshop
- Janey
- Tales of Terror: A BBC Radio Gothic Drama Collection: The Castle of Otranto, The Monk, The Mysteries of Udolpho & Northanger Abbey
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,632 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
- Local Woman Missing
- The Judge's List
- That Affair Next Door
- Rules of Prey
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 Second Wife is an audiobook by Alex Kane: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Bartke, released May 15, 2025, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Bartke
- Released
- May 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781399190480
How to listen to The Second Wife free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Second Wife as an audiobook?
The Second Wife runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Second Wife free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Second Wife?
The Second Wife is narrated by Karen Bartke.
Is The Second Wife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.