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Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. by David Serero

Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A.: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. audiobook runs 3.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Akash Asghar (about 2.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.5listening hrs
True Crimestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 3.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. at common listening paces
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What our data says

  • At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 2,718 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog.

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.

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Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. is an audiobook by David Serero: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Akash Asghar, released March 8, 2021, on the True Crime shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.5 hrs
Narrated by
Akash Asghar
Released
March 8, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
True Crime
ISBN
9781662275302

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Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.4 hours.

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Operation Odessa: The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a 'Tarzan'), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, and the D.E.A. is narrated by Akash Asghar.