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Hostage in Havana by Noel Hynd

Hostage in Havana: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Cuban series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hostage in Havana audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Dick Hill (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Hostage in Havana 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.

Catching up on The Cuban Trilogy

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Hostage in Havana12.6 hrs
2Murder in Miami12.7 hrs

More narrated by Dick Hill

Dick Hill narrates 355 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,167 hours in all.

  • The Black EchoMichael Connelly · 13.3 hrs
  • Killing FloorLee Child · 17.8 hrs
  • The Black IceMichael Connelly · 11.2 hrs
  • The Concrete BlondeMichael Connelly · 14 hrs
  • The Last CoyoteMichael Connelly · 12.9 hrs

All Dick Hill audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

512 Espionage 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

Hostage in Havana is book 1 of Noel Hynd's Cuban series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released July 5, 2011, on the Espionage and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Hill
Released
July 5, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Fiction
Series
The Cuban Trilogy #1
ISBN
9780310413233

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hostage in Havana audiobook?

Hostage in Havana runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Hostage in Havana audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Hostage in Havana?

Hostage in Havana is narrated by Dick Hill.

Is Hostage in Havana worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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