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A Cry in the Dark by Denise Grover Swank

A Cry in the Dark: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Carly Moore series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Cry in the Dark runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shannon Mcmanus (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.8listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Cry in the Dark at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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 80% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Carly Moore Series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 7 run 71.8 hours in all.

More narrated by Shannon Mcmanus

Shannon Mcmanus narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 678 hours in all.

  • The Queen BeeDorothea Benton Frank · 10.2 hrs
  • The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, Book 11)Tui T. Sutherland · 8.4 hrs
  • The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire #12)Tui T. Sutherland · 6.9 hrs
  • The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire #14)Tui T. Sutherland · 7.9 hrs
  • The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire #13)Tui T. Sutherland · 7.4 hrs

All Shannon Mcmanus audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,449 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

A Cry in the Dark is book 1 of Denise Grover Swank's Carly Moore series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Shannon Mcmanus, released May 9, 2024, on the Police & Detective and Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.8 hrs
Narrated by
Shannon Mcmanus
Released
May 9, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Mystery
Series
Carly Moore Series #1
ISBN
9781942439196

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Cry in the Dark as an audiobook?

A Cry in the Dark runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is A Cry in the Dark free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Cry in the Dark?

A Cry in the Dark is narrated by Shannon Mcmanus.

Is A Cry in the Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.