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Better Off Dead by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone

Better Off Dead: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Better Off Dead audiobook runs 9.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jack Garrett (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.7listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

861 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Better Off Dead is book 3 of J.A. Johnstone's Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer series: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jack Garrett, released March 25, 2016, on the Westerns & War shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jack Garrett
Released
March 25, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War
Series
Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer #3
ISBN
9781501904004

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Better Off Dead audiobook?

Better Off Dead runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is the Better Off Dead audiobook free?

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Who narrates Better Off Dead?

Better Off Dead is narrated by Jack Garrett.