The Son: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Son runs 17.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
347 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 Son is an audiobook by Jo Nesbo: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released May 13, 2014, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- May 13, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9780553397833
How to listen to The Son free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Son as an audiobook?
The Son runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is The Son free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Son?
The Son is narrated by Gildart Jackson.
Is The Son worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.