The Understudy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Understudy runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lisa Flanagan (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lisa Flanagan
Lisa Flanagan narrates 277 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,805 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,751 Police & Detective 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 Understudy is an audiobook by Morgan Richter: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lisa Flanagan, released August 5, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lisa Flanagan
- Released
- August 5, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9798217078134
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Understudy as an audiobook?
The Understudy runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Understudy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Understudy?
The Understudy is narrated by Lisa Flanagan.