Search the Dark: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Search the Dark audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Samuel Gillies (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 4,140 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 21.7 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 58.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Test of Wills | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | Wings of Fire | 11.2 hrs |
| 3 | Search the Dark | 11.7 hrs |
| 4 | Legacy of the Dead | 11.3 hrs |
| 5 | Watchers of Time | 13.9 hrs |
More narrated by Samuel Gillies
Samuel Gillies narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 86 hours in all.
- A Test of Wills
- Legacy of the Dead
- Wings of Fire
- Watchers of Time
- A Long Shadow
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
669 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Search the Dark is book 3 of Charles Todd's Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries series: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel Gillies, released November 26, 2007, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Samuel Gillies
- Released
- November 26, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries #3
- ISBN
- 9781428199613
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Search the Dark audiobook?
Search the Dark runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Search the Dark audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Search the Dark?
Search the Dark is narrated by Samuel Gillies.
Is Search the Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.