The First Law: Audiobook
Book 9 of the Dismas Hardy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Law runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Lawrence (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Lawrence
Robert Lawrence narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 113 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
1,349 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 First Law is book 9 of John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Lawrence, released May 16, 2017, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Lawrence
- Released
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Dismas Hardy Series #9
- ISBN
- 9781543613018
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Law as an audiobook?
The First Law runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The First Law free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Law?
The First Law is narrated by Robert Lawrence.
Is The First Law worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.