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The Russian by Ben Coes

The Russian: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Rob Tacoma series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Russian runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ari Fliakos (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Russian at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

958 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Russian is book 1 of Ben Coes's Rob Tacoma series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ari Fliakos, released July 30, 2019, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ari Fliakos
Released
July 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Rob Tacoma #1
ISBN
9781250221483

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Russian as an audiobook?

The Russian runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is The Russian free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Russian?

The Russian is narrated by Ari Fliakos.