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A Spy by Nature by Charles Cumming

A Spy by Nature: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Spy by Nature runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charlie Anson (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Spy by Nature at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

514 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2007 recording read by Simon Vance runs 1.2 hours shorter (11.4 hours).

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

A Spy by Nature is an audiobook by Charles Cumming: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlie Anson, released March 29, 2018, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Charlie Anson
Released
March 29, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
ISBN
9780008297800

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Spy by Nature as an audiobook?

A Spy by Nature runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is A Spy by Nature free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Spy by Nature?

A Spy by Nature is narrated by Charlie Anson.

Is A Spy by Nature worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.