Reading time

How long does it take to read A Question of Blood?

A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin is about 440 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 42 min

A Question of Blood · Ian Rankin · first published 2003

Pages
440
30 min a day
16 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 11 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 42 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 7 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 35 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day31 days
30 minutes a day16 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#14 in Inspector Rebus

Next in the series: Fleshmarket Alley (2004)

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A Question of Blood: reading time questions

How many pages is A Question of Blood?
A Question of Blood is about 440 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Question of Blood?
About 7 h 42 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 7 min.
How many days to read A Question of Blood at 30 minutes a day?
About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is A Question of Blood in the Inspector Rebus series?
A Question of Blood is book 14 in Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin.

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