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The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood

The Darkest Secret: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkest Secret runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Beverley A. Crick (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Darkest Secret at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

2,196 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 Darkest Secret is an audiobook by Alex Marwood: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Beverley A. Crick, released August 30, 2016, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Beverley A. Crick
Released
August 30, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN
9781515976776

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Darkest Secret as an audiobook?

The Darkest Secret runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Darkest Secret free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Darkest Secret?

The Darkest Secret is narrated by Beverley A. Crick.

Is The Darkest Secret worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.