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The Big Heat by William P. McGivern

The Big Heat: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Big Heat runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Lane (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Big Heat at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christopher Lane

Christopher Lane narrates 266 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,814 hours in all.

All Christopher Lane audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,611 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 Heat is an audiobook by William P. McGivern: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Lane, released June 25, 2005, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Lane
Released
June 25, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9781481562836

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Big Heat as an audiobook?

The Big Heat runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The Big Heat free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Big Heat?

The Big Heat is narrated by Christopher Lane.