The American: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ryan Kealey series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Lane (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ryan Kealey
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 69.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The American | 13 hrs |
| 2 | The Assassin | 16.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Invisible | 15.1 hrs |
| 4 | The Exile | 12.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Operative | 12.2 hrs |
More narrated by Christopher Lane
Christopher Lane narrates 266 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,814 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
1,544 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Local Woman Missing
- The Whistler
- The Terminal List
- Rules of Prey
- Savage Son
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
The American is book 1 of Andrew Britton's Ryan Kealey series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Lane, released March 7, 2006, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Lane
- Released
- March 7, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Ryan Kealey #1
- ISBN
- 9781423307334
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The American as an audiobook?
The American runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The American free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The American?
The American is narrated by Christopher Lane.
Is The American worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.