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Holly: Audiobook

The Holly audiobook runs an estimated 13.3 hours (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3est. listening hrs
3.4★7 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Holly at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 71% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 8% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want psychological twists: a solid week of commutes at 13.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of the Year Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling “exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil” ( New York magazine) as she uncovers the truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny’s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down. Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Holly audiobook?

Holly runs about 13.3 hours, our estimate from its 449 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the Holly audiobook free?

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

Is Holly worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Holly first published?

Holly by Stephen King was first published in 2023.