Think of a Number: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Dave Gurney Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Think of a Number audiobook runs 13.5 hours unabridged, narrated by George Newbern (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Dave Gurney Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 46.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think of a Number | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. 2) | 17.4 hrs |
| 3 | Let the Devil Sleep | 16 hrs |
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 238 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,352 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
560 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Think of a Number is book 1 of John Verdon's A Dave Gurney Novel series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released July 6, 2010, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- July 6, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- A Dave Gurney Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9780307715289
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Think of a Number audiobook?
Think of a Number runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is the Think of a Number audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Think of a Number?
Think of a Number is narrated by George Newbern.
Is Think of a Number worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.