The Tightrope Walker: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tightrope Walker runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister
Ruth Ann Phimister narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 482 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,467 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
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- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
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 Tightrope Walker is an audiobook by Dorothy Gilman: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Ann Phimister, released August 31, 2012, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruth Ann Phimister
- Released
- August 31, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781470324919
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tightrope Walker as an audiobook?
The Tightrope Walker runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Tightrope Walker free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tightrope Walker?
The Tightrope Walker is narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister.