Reading time
How long does it take to read A Mind to Murder?
A Mind to Murder by P. D. James is about 254 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 27 min
A Mind to Murder · P. D. James · first published 1963
- Pages
- 254
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 53 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 27 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 32 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 39 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 49 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Adam Dalgliesh
Next in the series: Unnatural Causes (1967, 256 pages)
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A Mind to Murder: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Mind to Murder?
- A Mind to Murder is about 254 pages. That is the median across the 49 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Mind to Murder?
- About 4 h 27 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 32 min.
- How many days to read A Mind to Murder at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is A Mind to Murder in the Adam Dalgliesh series?
- A Mind to Murder is book 2 in Adam Dalgliesh by P. D. James.
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