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Dark Places: Audiobook

The Dark Places audiobook runs an estimated 10.9 hours (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9est. listening hrs
4.2★37 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Dark Places at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 63% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 11% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 10.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her. The Kill Club is a macabre secret society obsessed with notorious crimes. When they locate Libby and pump her for details–proof they hope may free Ben–Libby hatches a plan to profit off her tragic history. For a fee, she’ll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club . . .

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dark Places audiobook?

Dark Places runs about 10.9 hours, our estimate from its 368 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is the Dark Places audiobook free?

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

Is Dark Places worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Dark Places first published?

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn was first published in 2009.