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61 hours: Audiobook

The 61 hours audiobook runs an estimated 13.2 hours (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2est. listening hrs
3.8★17 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish 61 hours at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 69% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 7% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners: a solid week of commutes at 13.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER “Reacher gets better and better. . . . [This is the] craftiest and most highly evolved of Lee Child’s electrifying Reacher books.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she’s going to live long enough to testify, she’ll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses. Reacher’s original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 61 hours audiobook?

61 hours runs about 13.2 hours, our estimate from its 445 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is the 61 hours audiobook free?

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

Is 61 hours worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was 61 hours first published?

61 hours by Lee Child was first published in 2010.