Dire Straits: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Austin Wolves series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dire Straits audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Lenora Vex (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Austin Wolves Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 17.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 28.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dire Threat | 4.5 hrs |
| 2 | Dire Warning | 12.6 hrs |
| 3 | Dire Straits | 11.8 hrs |
More narrated by Lenora Vex
Lenora Vex narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 39 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,775 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
Dire Straits is book 3 of C.P. Rider's Austin Wolves series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lenora Vex, released January 14, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lenora Vex
- Released
- January 14, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Austin Wolves Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781969799044
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dire Straits audiobook?
Dire Straits runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Dire Straits audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dire Straits?
Dire Straits is narrated by Lenora Vex.
Is Dire Straits worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.