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The Rainmaker: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Rainmaker runs an estimated 16.6 hours (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.6est. listening hrs
3.9★30 ratings
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Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 16.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Rainmaker at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

What our data says

  • At 16.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 89% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 35% longer 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: a long-haul epic at 16.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A USA NETWORK ORIGINAL SERIES STREAMING ON PEACOCK • “A taut and terrific page-turner” ( Entertainment Weekly ) from the master of the courtroom thriller “Great fun to read . . . The complex plotting is Grisham’s major accomplishment.”— Los Angeles Times It’s summer in Memphis. The sweat is sticking to Rudy Baylor’s shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels. Once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life. Now he doesn’t have a job or a prayer—except for one: an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit, if Rudy can find a way to file it. By the time Rudy gets to court, a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rainmaker as an audiobook?

The Rainmaker runs about 16.6 hours, our estimate from its 561 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Is The Rainmaker free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Rainmaker worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Rainmaker first published?

The Rainmaker by John Grisham was first published in 1995.