The Paperboy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Paperboy runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Runnette (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Runnette
Sean Runnette narrates 327 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,528 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,446 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 Paperboy is an audiobook by Pete Dexter: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Runnette, released September 17, 2012, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Runnette
- Released
- September 17, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781481593441
How to listen to The Paperboy free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Paperboy as an audiobook?
The Paperboy runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Paperboy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Paperboy?
The Paperboy is narrated by Sean Runnette.
Is The Paperboy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.