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Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin

Set in Darkness: Audiobook

Book 11 of the Inspector Rebus series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Set in Darkness audiobook runs 16.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Samuel Gillies (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Set in Darkness at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.2 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Set in Darkness is book 11 of Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series: a 16.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel Gillies, released March 3, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.2 hrs
Narrated by
Samuel Gillies
Released
March 3, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Rebus #11
ISBN
9781436112772

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Set in Darkness audiobook?

Set in Darkness runs 16.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.

Is the Set in Darkness audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Set in Darkness?

Set in Darkness is narrated by Samuel Gillies.

Is Set in Darkness worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.