The Dark Room: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Room runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Laural Merlington
Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.
- Always the Last to Know
- Between Sisters
- The Villa
- Gentle Rogue
- A Loving Scoundrel
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,738 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by Lucy Scott runs 0.5 hours shorter (12.7 hours).
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 Room is an audiobook by Minette Walters: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released January 10, 2009, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Laural Merlington
- Released
- January 10, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781423371618
How to listen to The Dark Room free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Room as an audiobook?
The Dark Room runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is The Dark Room free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Room?
The Dark Room is narrated by Laural Merlington.
Is The Dark Room worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.