Reading time

How long does it take to read A Place of Hiding?

A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George is about 627 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 22 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

10 h 59 min

A Place of Hiding · Elizabeth George · first published 2003

Pages
627
30 min a day
22 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm14 h 31 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 59 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 43 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 32 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day44 days
30 minutes a day22 days
45 minutes a day15 days
60 minutes a day11 days

Page count: median of 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#12 in Inspector Lynley

Next in the series: With No One as Witness (2005, 784 pages)

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A Place of Hiding: reading time questions

How many pages is A Place of Hiding?
A Place of Hiding is about 627 pages. That is the median across the 8 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Place of Hiding?
About 10 h 59 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 8 h 43 min.
How many days to read A Place of Hiding at 30 minutes a day?
About 22 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 44 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
What number is A Place of Hiding in the Inspector Lynley series?
A Place of Hiding is book 12 in Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George.

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