The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shaun Grindell (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
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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 Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes is an audiobook by David Pirie: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaun Grindell, released July 31, 2018, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shaun Grindell
- Released
- July 31, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9781977387158
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as an audiobook?
The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes?
The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes is narrated by Shaun Grindell.
Is The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.