The Desperate Game: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Guinevere Jones series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Desperate Game runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Holly Adams (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Holly Adams
Holly Adams narrates 203 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,571 hours in all.
- A Court of Mist and Fury (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 2
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 3
- Red Rising: Sons of Ares: Volume 1 [Dramatized Adaptation]
- All Systems Red [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Murderbot Diaries 1
- Faith
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,287 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 Desperate Game is book 1 of Jayne Castle's Guinevere Jones series: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Holly Adams, released October 5, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Mystery shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Holly Adams
- Released
- October 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Mystery
- Series
- Guinevere Jones #1
- ISBN
- 9798318575280
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Desperate Game as an audiobook?
The Desperate Game runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Desperate Game free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Desperate Game?
The Desperate Game is narrated by Holly Adams.