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The Firm: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Firm runs an estimated 14.7 hours (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.7est. listening hrs
4.0★21 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Firm at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 81% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 20% 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 proper detective work: a solid week of commutes at 14.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • The iconic legal thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller, hailed as “an absolute master” ( The Washington Post ) “[An] ingenious man-in-the-middle thriller.” —Entertainment Weekly Mitch McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife, Abby, move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they’re young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Firm as an audiobook?

The Firm runs about 14.7 hours, our estimate from its 496 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.

Is The Firm free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Firm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Firm first published?

The Firm by John Grisham was first published in 1991.