The Three Hostages: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Richard Hannay series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Three Hostages runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chris Lutkin (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chris Lutkin
Chris Lutkin narrates 37 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 271 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,554 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Water for Elephants
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 3 hours shorter (9.9 hours).
- The 2009 recording read by Peter Joyce runs 0.4 hours shorter (12.4 hours).
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 Three Hostages is book 4 of John Buchan's Richard Hannay series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Lutkin, released February 25, 2025, on the Espionage and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Lutkin
- Released
- February 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Espionage, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Richard Hannay #4
- ISBN
- 9781666698442
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Three Hostages as an audiobook?
The Three Hostages runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Three Hostages free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Three Hostages?
The Three Hostages is narrated by Chris Lutkin.
Is The Three Hostages worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.