Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the John Beckett series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Nathaniel Priestley (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The John Beckett Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 33.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 | 8.3 hrs |
| 2 | When the Kingdom Comes: The John Beckett Series, Book 2 | 9.1 hrs |
| 3 | A World of Sun and Violence | 7.9 hrs |
| 4 | A Bullet for the Past | 8 hrs |
More narrated by Nathaniel Priestley
Nathaniel Priestley narrates 115 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,035 hours in all.
- A Far Better Thing
- The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England [Dramatized Adaptation]: Secret Projects 2
- Into the Woods
- Wild Scottish Knight [Dramatized Adaptation]: Enchanted Highlands 1
- Those Empty Eyes [Dramatized Adaptation]
About as long, on the Psychological shelf
1,399 Psychological 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
Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 is book 1 of Matthew Hattersley's John Beckett series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Nathaniel Priestley, released April 23, 2024, on the Psychological and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nathaniel Priestley
- Released
- April 23, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- The John Beckett Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781039456785
How to listen to Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 audiobook?
Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is the Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1?
Darkness on the Edge of Town: The John Beckett Series, Book 1 is narrated by Nathaniel Priestley.