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Below Ground by Michael Wood

Below Ground: Audiobook

Book 11 of the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Below Ground audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephanie Beattie (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Below Ground at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on DCI Matilda Darke Thriller

This is book 11. Books 1 to 10 run 116.9 hours before it; books 1 to 13 run 153.6 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,775 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

Below Ground is book 11 of Michael Wood's DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephanie Beattie, released September 30, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Stephanie Beattie
Released
September 30, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
DCI Matilda Darke Thriller #11
ISBN
9780008535643

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Below Ground audiobook?

Below Ground runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Below Ground audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Below Ground?

Below Ground is narrated by Stephanie Beattie.

Is Below Ground worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.