The Monster in the Box: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Monster in the Box runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicolas Coster (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 57 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,861 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
The Monster in the Box is an audiobook by Ruth Rendell: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicolas Coster, released October 1, 2009, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicolas Coster
- Released
- October 1, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781607471585
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Monster in the Box as an audiobook?
The Monster in the Box runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The Monster in the Box free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Monster in the Box?
The Monster in the Box is narrated by Nicolas Coster.