The Runner: Audiobook
Book 5 of the China Thrillers series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Runner runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Forbes (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The China Thrillers
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 50.8 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 75.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Firemaker | 13.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Fourth Sacrifice | 13.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Killing Room | 12.6 hrs |
| 4 | Snakehead | 11 hrs |
| 5 | The Runner | 12.2 hrs |
| 6 | Chinese Whispers | 12.5 hrs |
More narrated by Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 222 hours in all.
- Good Omens: A Full Cast Production
- Playing Nice
- The Sleeper and the Spindle
- The Firemaker
- The Fourth Sacrifice
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,761 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder Club
- Finders Keepers
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 Runner is book 5 of Peter May's China Thrillers series: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Forbes, released May 7, 2019, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Forbes
- Released
- May 7, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The China Thrillers #5
- ISBN
- 9781549173899
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Runner as an audiobook?
The Runner runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Runner free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Runner?
The Runner is narrated by Peter Forbes.
Is The Runner worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.