The Gatekeeper: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Dez Limerick Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gatekeeper runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Keating (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Dez Limerick Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 42.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gatekeeper | 10.8 hrs |
| 2 | Deadlock | 11 hrs |
| 3 | Chain Reaction: A Dez Limerick Thriller | 10.6 hrs |
| 4 | Storm Warning: A Dez Limerick Thriller | 10.1 hrs |
More narrated by John Keating
John Keating narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,982 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,943 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
- Local Woman Missing
- The Judge's List
- That Affair Next Door
- The Girl Before
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 Gatekeeper is book 1 of James Byrne's A Dez Limerick Novel series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Keating, released June 7, 2022, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Keating
- Released
- June 7, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- A Dez Limerick Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9781250854827
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gatekeeper as an audiobook?
The Gatekeeper runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Gatekeeper free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gatekeeper?
The Gatekeeper is narrated by John Keating.
Is The Gatekeeper worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.