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River of Death by Alistair MacLean

River of Death: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the River of Death audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Oliver Hembrough (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish River of Death at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) 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.

About this listen

River of Death is an audiobook by Alistair MacLean: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Oliver Hembrough, released October 9, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Oliver Hembrough
Released
October 9, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Action & Adventure (Fiction)
ISBN
9780008769239

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the River of Death audiobook?

River of Death runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the River of Death audiobook free?

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

Who narrates River of Death?

River of Death is narrated by Oliver Hembrough.