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The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames by Kai Bird

The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by René Ruiz (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, 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 Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames is an audiobook by Kai Bird: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by René Ruiz, released May 20, 2014, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.8 hrs
Narrated by
René Ruiz
Released
May 20, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, True Crime
ISBN
9780804166485

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames as an audiobook?

The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.

Is The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames?

The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames is narrated by René Ruiz.

Is The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.