Hail to the Chief: Audiobook
Book 28 of the 87th Precinct series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hail to the Chief audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Dick Hill (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dick Hill
Dick Hill narrates 355 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,167 hours in all.
- The Black Echo
- Killing Floor
- The Black Ice
- The Concrete Blonde
- The Last Coyote
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,684 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
Hail to the Chief is book 28 of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released August 7, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dick Hill
- Released
- August 7, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- 87th Precinct #28
- ISBN
- 9781455873715
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hail to the Chief audiobook?
Hail to the Chief runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is the Hail to the Chief audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hail to the Chief?
Hail to the Chief is narrated by Dick Hill.