The Darkness: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Hulda series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkness runs 5.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amanda Redman (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Hulda Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 17.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Darkness | 5.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Island | 6.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Mist | 5.8 hrs |
More narrated by Amanda Redman
Amanda Redman narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,534 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 is book 1 of Ragnar Jónasson's Hulda series: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Amanda Redman, released October 16, 2018, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amanda Redman
- Released
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- The Hulda Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781250311665
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkness as an audiobook?
The Darkness runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is The Darkness free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkness?
The Darkness is narrated by Amanda Redman.