The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Richards (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 2,718 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joel Richards
Joel Richards narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,242 hours in all.
About as long, on the True Crime shelf
378 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
- The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina Dejesus
- The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers
- The Library Book
- American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
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 Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles is an audiobook by Chip Jacobs: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Richards, released March 23, 2021, on the True Crime shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joel Richards
- Released
- March 23, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- True Crime
- ISBN
- 9781696604253
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles as an audiobook?
The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles?
The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles is narrated by Joel Richards.
Is The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.