Long Espionage Audiobook Series, Ranked by Total Hours
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 82 Espionage series in our catalog have every numbered book from book 1 on, at least three books and 30 or more hours in all. Ranked by total listening time.
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The list
| # | Series | Author | Books | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lanny Budd Novels | Upton Sinclair | 10 | 273.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Matt Helm Series | Donald Hamilton | 27 | 204.3 hrs |
| 3 | Event Group | David L. Golemon | 12 | 203.9 hrs |
| 4 | A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel | Tom Clancy | 15 | 188 hrs |
| 5 | A John Wells Novel | Alex Berenson | 12 | 141.2 hrs |
| 6 | Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller | Trevor Scott | 21 | 137.6 hrs |
| 7 | Victor the Assassin | Tom Wood | 11 | 135.6 hrs |
| 8 | David Slaton | Ward Larsen | 9 | 122.7 hrs |
| 9 | The Inspector Troy Series | John Lawton | 8 | 112.2 hrs |
| 10 | James Bond: The Original Series | Ian Fleming | 4 | 99.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Blackford Oakes Mysteries | William F. Buckley, Jr. | 11 | 93.8 hrs |
| 12 | Command and Control | J.R. Olson | 7 | 80.8 hrs |
| 13 | Evan Ryder | Eric Van Lustbader | 5 | 70.8 hrs |
| 14 | Imperial Assassin | Alex Gough | 6 | 70.3 hrs |
| 15 | The Trusted Thriller Series | Michelle Medhat | 5 | 67.3 hrs |
| 16 | The Rook Files | Daniel O'Malley | 3 | 65.6 hrs |
| 17 | Colin Pearce Series | Chris Broyhill | 5 | 65.2 hrs |
| 18 | Jack McClure/Alli Carson Novels | Eric Van Lustbader | 5 | 63.9 hrs |
| 19 | Jayne Robinson Thrillers | Andrew Turpin | 5 | 63.8 hrs |
| 20 | Joe Mason | David Leadbeater | 6 | 62.5 hrs |
| 21 | Will Robie series | David Baldacci | 5 | 61.3 hrs |
| 22 | The Extractor Series | Mike Ryan | 13 | 59.1 hrs |
| 23 | Will Slater Series | Matt Rogers | 6 | 58.9 hrs |
| 24 | Stephanie Patrick Thrillers | Mark Burnell | 4 | 58.4 hrs |
| 25 | The Mac McDowell Missions | Robert G. Williscroft | 5 | 55.8 hrs |
Ranked by total listening time of the numbered books. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.
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