On Deadly Ground: Audiobook
Book 1 of the J. D. Books Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On Deadly Ground audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Patrick Lawlor (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The J. D. Books Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Deadly Ground | 8.6 hrs |
| 2 | Skeleton Picnic: A J. D. Books Mystery | 7.4 hrs |
More narrated by Patrick Lawlor
Patrick Lawlor narrates 589 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,365 hours in all.
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- The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World's Happiest People
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About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,894 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
On Deadly Ground is book 1 of Michael Norman's J. D. Books Mysteries series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Lawlor, released March 1, 2010, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Lawlor
- Released
- March 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The J. D. Books Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781481569415
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On Deadly Ground audiobook?
On Deadly Ground runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is the On Deadly Ground audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates On Deadly Ground?
On Deadly Ground is narrated by Patrick Lawlor.