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The Getaway by Jim Thompson

The Getaway: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Getaway runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David De Vries (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Getaway at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Getaway is an audiobook by Jim Thompson: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David De Vries, released December 25, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
David De Vries
Released
December 25, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9781611137330

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Getaway as an audiobook?

The Getaway runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is The Getaway free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Getaway?

The Getaway is narrated by David De Vries.