The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
493 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War is an audiobook by Ben Macintyre: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released September 18, 2018, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- September 18, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (Biography & Memoir), World
- ISBN
- 9780525643814
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War as an audiobook?
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War?
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War is narrated by John Lee.
Is The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.