River of Darkness: Audiobook
Book 1 of the John Madden series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the River of Darkness audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Kay (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christopher Kay
Christopher Kay narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 151 hours in all.
- Birds Without Wings
- London: A History
- The Villa of Mysteries
- A Calculating Heart
- Coralena
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,253 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
River of Darkness is book 1 of Rennie Airth's John Madden series: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Kay, released October 15, 2010, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Kay
- Released
- October 15, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- John Madden #1
- ISBN
- 9781449853433
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the River of Darkness audiobook?
River of Darkness runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is the River of Darkness audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates River of Darkness?
River of Darkness is narrated by Christopher Kay.
Is River of Darkness worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.