A Bullet for the Past: Audiobook
Book 4 of the John Beckett series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Bullet for the Past runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexander Gray (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The John Beckett Series
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 25.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 33.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 | 8.3 hrs |
| 2 | When the Kingdom Comes: The John Beckett Series, Book 2 | 9.1 hrs |
| 3 | A World of Sun and Violence | 7.9 hrs |
| 4 | A Bullet for the Past | 8 hrs |
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,418 Suspense 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
A Bullet for the Past is book 4 of Matthew Hattersley's John Beckett series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexander Gray, released March 18, 2026, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexander Gray
- Released
- March 18, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- The John Beckett Series #4
- ISBN
- 9781004227952
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Bullet for the Past as an audiobook?
A Bullet for the Past runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is A Bullet for the Past free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Bullet for the Past?
A Bullet for the Past is narrated by Alexander Gray.