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Close to the Heel by Norah McClintock

Close to the Heel: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Seven (the Series) series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Close to the Heel audiobook runs 4.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Joseph Zieja (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.9listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Close to the Heel at common listening paces
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1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Seven (the Series)

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 5.1 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 21.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Between Heaven and Earth5.1 hrs
2Close to the Heel4.9 hrs
3Last Message4.3 hrs
4Ink Me3.4 hrs
5Jump Cut3.7 hrs

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

650 Mystery & Fantasy 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

Close to the Heel is book 2 of Norah McClintock's Seven (the Series) series: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joseph Zieja, released October 1, 2014, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.9 hrs
Narrated by
Joseph Zieja
Released
October 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy
Series
Seven (the Series) #2
ISBN
9781459809178

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Close to the Heel audiobook?

Close to the Heel runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

Is the Close to the Heel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Close to the Heel?

Close to the Heel is narrated by Joseph Zieja.