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Cover of The postman always rings twice by James M. Cain, Andrew Braunsberg, David Mamet

The postman always rings twice: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The postman always rings twice runs an estimated 4.5 hours (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5est. listening hrs
3.7★19 ratings
Thrillergenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The postman always rings twice at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 99% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 63% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want a murder to untangle: a weekend-size listen at 4.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution -- a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. Performed by Stanley Tucci

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The postman always rings twice as an audiobook?

The postman always rings twice runs about 4.5 hours, our estimate from its 151 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is The postman always rings twice free as an audiobook?

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

When was The postman always rings twice first published?

The postman always rings twice by James M. Cain, Andrew Braunsberg, David Mamet was first published in 1934.