Reading time

How long does it take to read B Is for Burglar?

B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton is about 210 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 41 min

B Is for Burglar · Sue Grafton · first published 1985

Pages
210
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 52 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 41 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 55 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 11 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

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

#2 in Kinsey Millhone

Next in the series: C Is for Corpse (1986, 250 pages)

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B Is for Burglar: reading time questions

How many pages is B Is for Burglar?
B Is for Burglar is about 210 pages. That is the median across the editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read B Is for Burglar?
About 3 h 41 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 55 min.
How many days to read B Is for Burglar at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is B Is for Burglar in the Kinsey Millhone series?
B Is for Burglar is book 2 in Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton.

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