Hold Back the Dark: Audiobook
Book 18 of the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hold Back the Dark audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Joyce Bean (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.9 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 |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean narrates 289 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,877 hours in all.
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
1,446 Paranormal 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
Hold Back the Dark is book 18 of Kay Hooper's Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joyce Bean, released July 15, 2025, on the Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joyce Bean
- Released
- July 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal
- Series
- Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #18
- ISBN
- 9798897569885
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hold Back the Dark audiobook?
Hold Back the Dark runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is the Hold Back the Dark audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hold Back the Dark?
Hold Back the Dark is narrated by Joyce Bean.