Prisoners of Fear: Audiobook
Book 17 of the Maria Wern series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Prisoners of Fear audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Sofia Engstrand (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Maria Wern
This is book 17. Books 1 to 16 run 177.6 hours before it; books 1 to 22 run 243.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Speechless God | 8.8 hrs |
| 2 | All the Tranquil Dead | 11.3 hrs |
| 3 | May Death Sleep | 10.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Silver Crown | 10.8 hrs |
| 5 | Dreams from Snow | 11.9 hrs |
| 6 | Black Butterfly | 13.2 hrs |
| 7 | Strange Bird | 11.6 hrs |
| 8 | Boy Missing | 12.4 hrs |
| 9 | Not even the past | 11.9 hrs |
| 10 | Not Until the Giver is Dead | 11.9 hrs |
| 11 | Killer's Island | 12 hrs |
| 12 | The Eternal Flame of Alchemy | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Sofia Engstrand
Sofia Engstrand narrates 125 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,326 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
3,830 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
Prisoners of Fear is book 17 of Anna Jansson's Maria Wern series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sofia Engstrand, released October 27, 2025, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sofia Engstrand
- Released
- October 27, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- Maria Wern #17
- ISBN
- 9789180440141
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Prisoners of Fear audiobook?
Prisoners of Fear runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Prisoners of Fear audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Prisoners of Fear?
Prisoners of Fear is narrated by Sofia Engstrand.
Is Prisoners of Fear worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.