A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Matthew Scudder series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel runs 5.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Roberts (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Matthew Scudder Series
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 15.1 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 29.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sins of the Fathers | 5 hrs |
| 2 | In the Midst of Death: A Matthew Scudder Novel | 5 hrs |
| 3 | Time to Murder and Create: A Matthew Scudder Novel | 5.1 hrs |
| 4 | A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel | 5.2 hrs |
| 5 | Eight Million Ways to Die: A Matthew Scudder Novel | 9.1 hrs |
More narrated by William Roberts
William Roberts narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 283 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,260 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 Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel is book 4 of Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder series: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by William Roberts, released December 1, 2011, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Roberts
- Released
- December 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Matthew Scudder Series #4
- ISBN
- 9781609985813
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel as an audiobook?
A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel?
A Stab in the Dark: A Matthew Scudder Novel is narrated by William Roberts.