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The Pardon by James Grippando

The Pardon: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Jack Swyteck series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pardon runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron McLarty (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Pardon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Ron McLarty

Ron McLarty narrates 79 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 595 hours in all.

All Ron McLarty audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,466 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 Pardon is book 1 of James Grippando's Jack Swyteck series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron McLarty, released April 24, 2009, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ron McLarty
Released
April 24, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Jack Swyteck #1
ISBN
9781436142175

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Pardon as an audiobook?

The Pardon runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Pardon free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Pardon?

The Pardon is narrated by Ron McLarty.

Is The Pardon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.