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High Heat by Richard Castle

High Heat: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Nikki Heat series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the High Heat audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Petkoff (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,568 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

High Heat is book 8 of Richard Castle's Nikki Heat series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Petkoff, released October 25, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Petkoff
Released
October 25, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Nikki Heat #8
ISBN
9781478971511

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the High Heat audiobook?

High Heat runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the High Heat audiobook free?

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

Who narrates High Heat?

High Heat is narrated by Robert Petkoff.

Is High Heat worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.