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The Assassin by Mark Dawson

The Assassin: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Isabella Rose series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Assassin runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Thorpe (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Assassin at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Isabella Rose Series

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 28.2 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 38.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Angel8.7 hrs
2The Asset9.6 hrs
3The Agent9.9 hrs
4The Assassin10.5 hrs

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

626 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

The Assassin is book 4 of Mark Dawson's Isabella Rose series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released April 27, 2026, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
David Thorpe
Released
April 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
Series
Isabella Rose Series #4
ISBN
9781004231584

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Assassin as an audiobook?

The Assassin runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is The Assassin free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Assassin?

The Assassin is narrated by David Thorpe.

Is The Assassin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.