Worse Than Murder: Audiobook
Book 13 of the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Worse Than Murder audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephanie Beattie (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DCI Matilda Darke Thriller
This is book 13. Books 1 to 12 run 141.1 hours before it; books 1 to 13 run 153.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | For Reasons Unknown | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Outside Looking In | 11 hrs |
| 3 | A Room Full of Killers | 12.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Hangman’s Hold | 12 hrs |
| 5 | The Murder House | 12.4 hrs |
| 6 | Stolen Children | 11.7 hrs |
| 7 | Time Is Running Out | 11.8 hrs |
| 8 | Survivor’s Guilt | 11.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Lost Children | 12 hrs |
| 10 | Silent Victim | 11.9 hrs |
| 11 | Below Ground | 12.1 hrs |
| 12 | Last One Left Alive | 12 hrs |
More narrated by Stephanie Beattie
Stephanie Beattie narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 270 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,307 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Places
- The Black Echo
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
- Winterkill
- The Thursday Murder Club
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
Worse Than Murder is book 13 of Michael Wood's DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephanie Beattie, released September 30, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephanie Beattie
- Released
- September 30, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DCI Matilda Darke Thriller #13
- ISBN
- 9780008784195
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Worse Than Murder audiobook?
Worse Than Murder runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Worse Than Murder audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Worse Than Murder?
Worse Than Murder is narrated by Stephanie Beattie.
Is Worse Than Murder worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.