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The Night Monster by James Swain

The Night Monster: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Jack Carpenter series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Night Monster runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter J. Fernandez (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Night Monster at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Jack Carpenter Series

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.8 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 29.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Midnight Rambler9.8 hrs
2The Night Stalker9.1 hrs
3The Night Monster10.5 hrs

More narrated by Peter J. Fernandez

Peter J. Fernandez narrates 88 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,014 hours in all.

  • Mary, MaryJames Patterson · 8.4 hrs
  • The Big Bad WolfJames Patterson · 8.2 hrs
  • London BridgesJames Patterson · 8.2 hrs
  • Four Blind MiceJames Patterson · 8 hrs
  • CrossJames Patterson · 7.5 hrs

All Peter J. Fernandez audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,895 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 Night Monster is book 3 of James Swain's Jack Carpenter series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter J. Fernandez, released September 1, 2009, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Peter J. Fernandez
Released
September 1, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
Series
The Jack Carpenter Series #3
ISBN
9781602836983

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Night Monster as an audiobook?

The Night Monster runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is The Night Monster free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Night Monster?

The Night Monster is narrated by Peter J. Fernandez.

Is The Night Monster worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.