A Civil Action: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Civil Action runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron Butler (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Butler
Ron Butler narrates 349 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,989 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
469 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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
A Civil Action is an audiobook by Jonathan Harr: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released July 25, 2025, on the True Crime and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Butler
- Released
- July 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- True Crime, Law & Politics, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9798349123696
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Civil Action as an audiobook?
A Civil Action runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is A Civil Action free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Civil Action?
A Civil Action is narrated by Ron Butler.
Is A Civil Action worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.