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The King Business by Dashiell Hammett

The King Business: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King Business runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The King Business at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

162 Police & Detective 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 King Business is an audiobook by Dashiell Hammett: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA, released August 15, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.1 hrs
Narrated by
Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA
Released
August 15, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
ISBN
9798897750641

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King Business as an audiobook?

The King Business runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.

Is The King Business free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King Business?

The King Business is narrated by Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA.