The Summons: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Summons runs an estimated 11.2 hours (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 11.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 60% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 9% 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 solid week of commutes at 11.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A father’s sudden death leaves one of his sons holding a dangerous secret in this masterful thriller from “a legal literary legend” ( USA Today ). “A pleasure to read . . . a good yarn.”— The Washington Post A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self—a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray’s younger brother, the family’s black sheep.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Summons as an audiobook?
The Summons runs about 11.2 hours, our estimate from its 378 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Summons free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Summons worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Summons first published?
The Summons by John Grisham was first published in 2002.
