Dark Island: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Orkney Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Island audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Charlie Mudie (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Orkney Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 18.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Island | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Dying Light | 7.8 hrs |
More narrated by Charlie Mudie
Charlie Mudie narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 73 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,333 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
Dark Island is book 1 of Daniel Aubrey's Orkney Mysteries series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlie Mudie, released April 25, 2024, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charlie Mudie
- Released
- April 25, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Orkney Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9780008624422
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dark Island audiobook?
Dark Island runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Dark Island audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dark Island?
Dark Island is narrated by Charlie Mudie.
Is Dark Island worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.