Reading time

How long does it take to read Career of Evil?

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith is about 528 pages, so it takes about 9½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 19 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

9 h 15 min

Career of Evil · Robert Galbraith · first published 2015

Pages
528
30 min a day
19 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm12 h 13 min
Average adult · 238 wpm9 h 15 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 20 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day37 days
30 minutes a day19 days
45 minutes a day13 days
60 minutes a day10 days

Page count: median of 25 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Cormoran Strike

Next in the series: Lethal White (2018, 656 pages)

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Career of Evil: reading time questions

How many pages is Career of Evil?
Career of Evil is about 528 pages. That is the median across the 25 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Career of Evil?
About 9 h 15 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 20 min.
How many days to read Career of Evil at 30 minutes a day?
About 19 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 37 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
What number is Career of Evil in the Cormoran Strike series?
Career of Evil is book 3 in Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith.

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