The First Cut: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Cut runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Delino Ziegler Jr. (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 63,227 Romance audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Delino Ziegler Jr.
John Delino Ziegler Jr. narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 355 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romance shelf
7,881 Romance 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 First Cut is an audiobook by Peter Sykes: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Delino Ziegler Jr., released February 6, 2023, on the Romance shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Delino Ziegler Jr.
- Released
- February 6, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance
- ISBN
- 9798823447355
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Cut as an audiobook?
The First Cut runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The First Cut free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Cut?
The First Cut is narrated by John Delino Ziegler Jr..
Is The First Cut worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.