The Darkness Knows: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Viv and Charlie Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkness Knows runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julie McKay (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Viv and Charlie Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 27.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Darkness Knows | 9.9 hrs |
| 2 | Homicide for the Holidays | 9.4 hrs |
| 3 | Dig Deep My Grave | 8.2 hrs |
More narrated by Julie McKay
Julie McKay narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 305 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,596 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 Darkness Knows is book 1 of Cheryl Honigford's Viv and Charlie Mysteries series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Julie McKay, released August 2, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julie McKay
- Released
- August 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Viv and Charlie Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781501923890
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkness Knows as an audiobook?
The Darkness Knows runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Darkness Knows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkness Knows?
The Darkness Knows is narrated by Julie McKay.