The Fells: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Detectives Donovan & Young series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fells runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Francesca Waite and Kerry Bennett and others (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Detectives Donovan & Young
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 19.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fells | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Fire on the Fells | 9.3 hrs |
More narrated by Francesca Waite
Francesca Waite narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 163 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,514 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 Fells is book 1 of Cath Staincliffe's Detectives Donovan & Young series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Francesca Waite, Kerry Bennett and Laura Brydon and others, released February 6, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Francesca Waite, Kerry Bennett, Laura Brydon, Mike Rogers
- Released
- February 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Detectives Donovan & Young #1
- ISBN
- 9781004188086
How to listen to The Fells free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fells as an audiobook?
The Fells runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Fells free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fells?
The Fells is narrated by Francesca Waite, Kerry Bennett, Laura Brydon and Mike Rogers.
Is The Fells worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.