The Payback: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Eliminator series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Payback runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adam Gold (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Eliminator Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6.1 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 62.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fallen | 6.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Payback | 5.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Reprisal | 5.3 hrs |
| 4 | The Eliminator | 5.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Betrayal | 5 hrs |
| 6 | The Comeback | 4.9 hrs |
| 7 | The Contract | 4.9 hrs |
| 8 | The Connection | 4.9 hrs |
| 9 | The Conflict | 5.4 hrs |
| 10 | The Combative | 4.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Return | 5.4 hrs |
| 12 | The Finish | 5 hrs |
More narrated by Adam Gold
Adam Gold narrates 103 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,086 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
891 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Payback is book 2 of Mike Ryan's Eliminator series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Gold, released June 27, 2019, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Gold
- Released
- June 27, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- The Eliminator Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781987177565
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Payback as an audiobook?
The Payback runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Payback free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Payback?
The Payback is narrated by Adam Gold.