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The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories by Robert van Gulik

The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories: Audiobook

Part of Judge Dee Mysteries

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories runs 4.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Kim (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories is an audiobook by Robert van Gulik: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kim, released April 20, 2026, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Kim
Released
April 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Judge Dee Mysteries
ISBN
9798349138997

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories as an audiobook?

The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories?

The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories is narrated by Peter Kim.