Death of a Dissident: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death of a Dissident audiobook runs 7.2 hours unabridged, narrated by John McLain (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 14 run 118.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death of a Dissident | 7.2 hrs |
| 2 | Black Knight in Red Square | 8.3 hrs |
| 3 | Red Chameleon | 8.1 hrs |
| 4 | A Fine Red Rain | 7.6 hrs |
| 5 | A Cold Red Sunrise | 7.6 hrs |
| 6 | The Man Who Walked Like a Bear | 7.1 hrs |
| 7 | Rostnikov's Vacation | 7.4 hrs |
| 8 | Death of a Russian Priest | 7.9 hrs |
| 9 | Hard Currency | 8.5 hrs |
| 10 | Blood and Rubles | 9 hrs |
| 11 | Tarnished Icons | 10.3 hrs |
| 12 | The Dog Who Bit a Policeman | 10.2 hrs |
More narrated by John McLain
John McLain narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 656 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,034 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Death of a Dissident is book 1 of Stuart M. Kaminsky's Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries series: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John McLain, released May 18, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McLain
- Released
- May 18, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781696604918
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Death of a Dissident audiobook?
Death of a Dissident runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is the Death of a Dissident audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Death of a Dissident?
Death of a Dissident is narrated by John McLain.