Along Came a Spider — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 13.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 60% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want psychological twists — a solid week of commutes at 13.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world's most popular storyteller. Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century. The inspiration for the Prime Video show, Cross . Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities. Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington.
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How long is the Along Came a Spider audiobook?
Along Came a Spider runs about 13.2 hours — our estimate from its 448 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Can I listen to Along Came a Spider free?
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Is Along Came a Spider 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 Along Came a Spider first published?
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson was first published in 1993.