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The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke

The Neon Rain: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Dave Robicheaux series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Neon Rain runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Will Patton (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Neon Rain at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,712 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 Neon Rain is book 1 of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Patton, released May 29, 2009, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Will Patton
Released
May 29, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
Dave Robicheaux #1
ISBN
9781440718786

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Neon Rain as an audiobook?

The Neon Rain runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is The Neon Rain free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Neon Rain?

The Neon Rain is narrated by Will Patton.