Reading time

How long does it take to read Cat Among the Pigeons?

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie is about 256 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 29 min

Cat Among the Pigeons · Agatha Christie · first published 1959

Pages
256
30 min a day
9 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 56 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 29 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 33 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 40 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day18 days
30 minutes a day9 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 96 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#28 in Hercule Poirot

Next in the series: The Clocks (1963, 257 pages)

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Cat Among the Pigeons: reading time questions

How many pages is Cat Among the Pigeons?
Cat Among the Pigeons is about 256 pages. That is the median across the 96 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Cat Among the Pigeons?
About 4 h 29 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 33 min.
How many days to read Cat Among the Pigeons 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 Cat Among the Pigeons in the Hercule Poirot series?
Cat Among the Pigeons is book 28 in Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.

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