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Hark! by Ed McBain

Hark!: Audiobook

Book 54 of the 87th Precinct series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hark! audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Arkin (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Hark! at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,587 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

Hark! is book 54 of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Arkin, released January 4, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Arkin
Released
January 4, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
87th Precinct #54
ISBN
9781442342927

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hark! audiobook?

Hark! runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Hark! audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Hark!?

Hark! is narrated by Michael Arkin.

Is Hark! worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.