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Firebreak by Donald E. Westlake

Firebreak: Audiobook

Book 20 of the Parker Novels series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Firebreak audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen R. Thorne (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Firebreak at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Parker Novels

This is book 20. Books 1 to 19 run 98.8 hours before it; books 1 to 20 run 105 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,422 Police & Detective 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

Firebreak is book 20 of Donald E. Westlake's Parker Novels series: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen R. Thorne, released May 1, 2013, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Stephen R. Thorne
Released
May 1, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Parker Novels #20
ISBN
9781620643563

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Firebreak audiobook?

Firebreak runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Firebreak audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Firebreak?

Firebreak is narrated by Stephen R. Thorne.