The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Clive Chafer (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 20,247 History audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Clive Chafer
Clive Chafer narrates 45 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 583 hours in all.
- The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
- Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
- Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
- Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon
About as long, on the History shelf
2,647 History audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century: 'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian
- The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Oath and Honor
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 Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story is an audiobook by Serhii Plokhy: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Clive Chafer, released December 6, 2016, on the History shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Clive Chafer
- Released
- December 6, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History
- ISBN
- 9781515980230
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story as an audiobook?
The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story?
The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story is narrated by Clive Chafer.
Is The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.