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The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross MacDonald

The Far Side of the Dollar: Audiobook

Book 12 of the Lew Archer series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Far Side of the Dollar runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Far Side of the Dollar at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,404 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 Far Side of the Dollar is book 12 of Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer series: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released January 8, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Grover Gardner
Released
January 8, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
The Lew Archer Series #12
ISBN
9781481558297

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Far Side of the Dollar as an audiobook?

The Far Side of the Dollar runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Far Side of the Dollar free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Far Side of the Dollar?

The Far Side of the Dollar is narrated by Grover Gardner.