He Who Hesitates: Audiobook
Book 19 of the 87th Precinct series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the He Who Hesitates audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Dick Hill (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.3 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 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on 87th Precinct
This is book 19. Books 1 to 18 run 112.1 hours before it; books 1 to 19 run 117.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Hater | 6.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Mugger | 6.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Pusher | 6.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Con Man | 6.2 hrs |
| 5 | Killer's Choice | 5.8 hrs |
| 6 | Killer's Payoff | 6.3 hrs |
| 7 | Killer's Wedge | 5.7 hrs |
| 8 | Lady Killer | 5.5 hrs |
| 9 | 'Til Death | 5.7 hrs |
| 10 | King's Ransom | 6.7 hrs |
| 11 | Give the Boys a Great Big Hand | 6 hrs |
| 12 | The Heckler | 7.2 hrs |
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
1,415 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
He Who Hesitates is book 19 of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released June 26, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dick Hill
- Released
- June 26, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- 87th Precinct #19
- ISBN
- 9781455873739
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the He Who Hesitates audiobook?
He Who Hesitates runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is the He Who Hesitates audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates He Who Hesitates?
He Who Hesitates is narrated by Dick Hill.