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By the Neck by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone

By the Neck: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Stoneface Finnegan series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Neck audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Jack Garrett (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

898 Westerns & War 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

By the Neck is book 1 of J.A. Johnstone's Stoneface Finnegan series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Jack Garrett, released March 23, 2021, on the Westerns & War shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Jack Garrett
Released
March 23, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War
Series
Stoneface Finnegan #1
ISBN
9781705027455

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By the Neck audiobook?

By the Neck runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the By the Neck audiobook free?

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

Who narrates By the Neck?

By the Neck is narrated by Jack Garrett.

Is By the Neck worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.