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A Map of the Dark by Karen Ellis

A Map of the Dark: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Searchers series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Map of the Dark runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lisa Flanagan (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Map of the Dark at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Searchers

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 15 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1A Map of the Dark7 hrs
2Last Night8 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

3,722 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 Map of the Dark is book 1 of Karen Ellis's Searchers series: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Lisa Flanagan, released January 2, 2018, on the Police & Detective and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
Lisa Flanagan
Released
January 2, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Psychological
Series
The Searchers #1
ISBN
9781478918332

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Map of the Dark as an audiobook?

A Map of the Dark runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is A Map of the Dark free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Map of the Dark?

A Map of the Dark is narrated by Lisa Flanagan.