The Bystander: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Lemaster Files series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bystander runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by P.J. Ochlan (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Lemaster Files
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 15.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bystander | 7.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Pawn | 7.7 hrs |
More narrated by P.J. Ochlan
P.J. Ochlan narrates 280 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,893 hours in all.
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
335 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Beach House
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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 Bystander is book 1 of John David's Lemaster Files series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by P.J. Ochlan, released July 20, 2026, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- P.J. Ochlan
- Released
- July 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- Series
- The Lemaster Files #1
- ISBN
- 9798318562105
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bystander as an audiobook?
The Bystander runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Bystander free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bystander?
The Bystander is narrated by P.J. Ochlan.