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The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya

The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ravi Somaiya (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 4,743 Military (History) 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 Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld is an audiobook by Ravi Somaiya: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ravi Somaiya, released July 7, 2020, on the Military (History) and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Ravi Somaiya
Released
July 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), True Crime
ISBN
9781549175886

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld as an audiobook?

The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld?

The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld is narrated by Ravi Somaiya.