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Tripwire: Audiobook

The Tripwire audiobook runs an estimated 12.5 hours (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5est. listening hrs
3.7★17 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Tripwire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 60% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.

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 proper detective work and a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 12.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

Jack Reacher hunts the hunter in the third novel in Lee Child’s New York Times– bestselling series. Reacher’s anonymity in Florida is shattered by an investigator who’s come looking for him. But hours after his arrival, the stranger is murdered. Retracing the PI’s trail back to New York, Reacher’s compelled to find out who was looking for him and why. He never expected the reasons to be so personal—and twisted.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tripwire audiobook?

Tripwire runs about 12.5 hours, our estimate from its 422 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Tripwire audiobook free?

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

Is Tripwire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Tripwire first published?

Tripwire by Lee Child was first published in 1999.