Jack-in-the-Box: Audiobook
Book 2 of the DI Lomond series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Jack-in-the-Box audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by David Monteath (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 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 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DI Lomond
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 21.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Pay the Ferryman | 12.4 hrs |
| 2 | Jack-in-the-Box | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by David Monteath
David Monteath narrates 95 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,061 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,012 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
Jack-in-the-Box is book 2 of Pat Black's DI Lomond series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Monteath, released February 5, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Monteath
- Released
- February 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- DI Lomond #2
- ISBN
- 9781399178938
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Jack-in-the-Box audiobook?
Jack-in-the-Box runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Jack-in-the-Box audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Jack-in-the-Box?
Jack-in-the-Box is narrated by David Monteath.