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The Big Both Ways by John Straley

The Big Both Ways: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Big Both Ways runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barry Press (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Big Both Ways at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,248 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

The Big Both Ways is an audiobook by John Straley: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Press, released February 4, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Barry Press
Released
February 4, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9781482957464

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Big Both Ways as an audiobook?

The Big Both Ways runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is The Big Both Ways free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Big Both Ways?

The Big Both Ways is narrated by Barry Press.

Is The Big Both Ways worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.