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The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century by Nigel West, H. Keith Melton

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim H. Dixon (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.1listening hrs
Law & Politicsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century at common listening paces
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30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 3,072 Law & Politics 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

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century is an audiobook by Nigel West and H. Keith Melton: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim H. Dixon, released July 28, 2026, on the Law & Politics and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.1 hrs
Narrated by
Tim H. Dixon
Released
July 28, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Law & Politics, True Crime, History
ISBN
9781488238024

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century as an audiobook?

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Is The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century?

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century is narrated by Tim H. Dixon.

Is The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: Espionage, Scandal, and the Crime of the Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.