The Dark Lake: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Gemma Woodstock series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Lake runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Hosking (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Gemma Woodstock
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Lake | 12.8 hrs |
| 2 | Into the Night | 11.3 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Hosking
Kate Hosking narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,158 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
The Dark Lake is book 1 of Sarah Bailey's Gemma Woodstock series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Hosking, released October 3, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Hosking
- Released
- October 3, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Gemma Woodstock #1
- ISBN
- 9781478922582
How to listen to The Dark Lake free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Lake as an audiobook?
The Dark Lake runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Dark Lake free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Lake?
The Dark Lake is narrated by Kate Hosking.
Is The Dark Lake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.