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The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller by Robert Olen Butler

The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller: Audiobook

Book 2 of the A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ray Chase (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

479 Espionage 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 Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller is book 2 of Robert Olen Butler's A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ray Chase, released October 7, 2013, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Ray Chase
Released
October 7, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
Series
A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller #2
ISBN
9781622311811

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller as an audiobook?

The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller?

The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller is narrated by Ray Chase.

Is The Star of Istanbul: A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.