The First Rule: Audiobook
Book 13 of the An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Rule runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Crais (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
786 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The First Rule is book 13 of Robert Crais's An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Crais, released January 12, 2010, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Crais
- Released
- January 12, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #13
- ISBN
- 9781423375524
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Rule as an audiobook?
The First Rule runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The First Rule free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Rule?
The First Rule is narrated by Robert Crais.