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The Gentle Slope by R.M. Lowery

The Gentle Slope: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Jakob Larsen Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gentle Slope runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ray Montecalvo (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gentle Slope at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

1,494 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 Gentle Slope is book 1 of R.M. Lowery's Jakob Larsen Mysteries series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ray Montecalvo, released June 6, 2026, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Ray Montecalvo
Released
June 6, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Jakob Larsen Mysteries #1
ISBN
9798890259233

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gentle Slope as an audiobook?

The Gentle Slope runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Gentle Slope free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Gentle Slope?

The Gentle Slope is narrated by Ray Montecalvo.