A Death in the Dark: Audiobook
Book 2 of the A Novel Detectives Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Death in the Dark runs 6.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ellen Quay (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Novel Detectives Mystery
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6.5 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 26 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Very Novel Murder | 6.5 hrs |
| 2 | A Death in the Dark | 6.2 hrs |
| 3 | A Murder at the Mansion | 6.8 hrs |
| 4 | A Murder at Midnight | 6.5 hrs |
More narrated by Ellen Quay
Ellen Quay narrates 66 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 567 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,494 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
A Death in the Dark is book 2 of Ellie Alexander's A Novel Detectives Mystery series: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellen Quay, released April 21, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Cozy Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ellen Quay
- Released
- April 21, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Cozy Mystery
- Series
- A Novel Detectives Mystery #2
- ISBN
- 9781837001217
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Death in the Dark as an audiobook?
A Death in the Dark runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
Is A Death in the Dark free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Death in the Dark?
A Death in the Dark is narrated by Ellen Quay.