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The Crossing Guard by David Rabe

The Crossing Guard: Audiobook

by David Rabe · narrated by Dick Hill · unabridged · 2009

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Crossing Guard runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dick Hill (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.9listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2009released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Crossing Guard at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days
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What our data says

  • At 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 13,042 Suspense 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 Suspense shelf

1,576 Suspense 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 Crossing Guard is an audiobook by David Rabe: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released March 27, 2009, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.9 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Hill
Released
March 27, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781423385929

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Crossing Guard as an audiobook?

The Crossing Guard runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is The Crossing Guard free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Crossing Guard?

The Crossing Guard is narrated by Dick Hill.

Is The Crossing Guard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.