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The Way of the Bear by Anne Hillerman

The Way of the Bear: Audiobook

Book 8 of the A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Way of the Bear runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Delanna Studi (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Way of the Bear at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,658 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 Way of the Bear is book 8 of Anne Hillerman's A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Delanna Studi, released April 25, 2023, on the Police & Detective and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.6 hrs
Narrated by
Delanna Studi
Released
April 25, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Historical (Fiction), Romance
Series
A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel #8
ISBN
9780063291881

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Way of the Bear as an audiobook?

The Way of the Bear runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is The Way of the Bear free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Way of the Bear?

The Way of the Bear is narrated by Delanna Studi.