When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Alex Delaware series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Alexander Adams (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Alex Delaware
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 37.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel | 12.8 hrs |
| 2 | Blood Test: An Alex Delaware Novel | 8.9 hrs |
| 3 | Over the Edge | 15.9 hrs |
More narrated by Alexander Adams
Alexander Adams narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 111 hours in all.
- The Chamber
- Over the Edge
- Bad Love: An Alex Delaware Novel
- Monster: An Alex Delaware Novel
- Blood Test: An Alex Delaware Novel
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
760 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel is book 1 of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexander Adams, released June 5, 2012, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexander Adams
- Released
- June 5, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- Alex Delaware #1
- ISBN
- 9780385359993
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel audiobook?
When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel?
When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel is narrated by Alexander Adams.
Is When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.