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Heat by Ed McBain

Heat: Audiobook

by Ed McBain · narrated by Dick Hill · unabridged · 2012

Book 35 of the 87th Precinct series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heat audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Dick Hill (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2012released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Heat at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 59% 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.

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All Dick Hill audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,123 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

Heat is book 35 of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released October 9, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Hill
Released
October 9, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
87th Precinct #35
ISBN
9781455873746

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Heat audiobook?

Heat runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the Heat audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Heat?

Heat is narrated by Dick Hill.