Close to the Edge: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Detectives Martin and Stern series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Close to the Edge audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Yasmin Mwanza (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Detectives Martin and Stern
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 35 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shot in the Dark | 12.2 hrs |
| 2 | Close to the Edge | 11.6 hrs |
| 3 | Left in the Ashes: A pulse-pounding, unputdownable British police procedural | 11.1 hrs |
More narrated by Yasmin Mwanza
Yasmin Mwanza narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 175 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,386 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
Close to the Edge is book 2 of Anna Britton's Detectives Martin and Stern series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Yasmin Mwanza, released September 12, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Yasmin Mwanza
- Released
- September 12, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Detectives Martin and Stern #2
- ISBN
- 9788727114729
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Close to the Edge audiobook?
Close to the Edge runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is the Close to the Edge audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Close to the Edge?
Close to the Edge is narrated by Yasmin Mwanza.
Is Close to the Edge worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.