Death by Dark Waters: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A DCI Satterthwaite Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death by Dark Waters audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Luke Francis (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 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 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A DCI Satterthwaite Mystery
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 24.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death by Dark Waters | 8 hrs |
| 2 | Death at Eden's End | 8 hrs |
| 3 | Death on Coffin Lane | 8.3 hrs |
More narrated by Luke Francis
Luke Francis narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 121 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,210 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Left To Die (An Adele Sharp Mystery—Book One)
- Open Season
- The 18th Abduction
- The People vs. Alex Cross
- Mary, Mary
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
Death by Dark Waters is book 1 of Jo Allen's A DCI Satterthwaite Mystery series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Francis, released November 10, 2016, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Luke Francis
- Released
- November 10, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Suspense
- Series
- A DCI Satterthwaite Mystery #1
- ISBN
- 9788728287071
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Death by Dark Waters audiobook?
Death by Dark Waters runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is the Death by Dark Waters audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Death by Dark Waters?
Death by Dark Waters is narrated by Luke Francis.