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The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell

The Rhythm Section: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Stephanie Fitzpatrick series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rhythm Section runs 14.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rhythm Section at common listening paces
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30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Stephanie Fitzpatrick series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 58.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Rhythm Section14.9 hrs
2Chameleon14.8 hrs
3Gemini14.4 hrs
4The Third Woman14.9 hrs

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,127 Literary Fiction 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 Rhythm Section is book 1 of Mark Burnell's Stephanie Fitzpatrick series: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Knowelden, released October 25, 2018, on the Suspense and Espionage shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.9 hrs
Narrated by
Elizabeth Knowelden
Released
October 25, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense, Espionage, Literary Fiction
Series
The Stephanie Fitzpatrick series #1
ISBN
9780008302863

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rhythm Section as an audiobook?

The Rhythm Section runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.

Is The Rhythm Section free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rhythm Section?

The Rhythm Section is narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden.

Is The Rhythm Section worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.