Reading time

How long does it take to read Death of an Expert Witness?

Death of an Expert Witness by P. D. James is about 864 pages, so it takes about 15 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 31 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

15 h 8 min

Death of an Expert Witness · P. D. James · first published 1977

Pages
864
30 min a day
31 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm20 h
Average adult · 238 wpm15 h 8 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm12 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm9 h

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day61 days
30 minutes a day31 days
45 minutes a day21 days
60 minutes a day16 days

Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#6 in Adam Dalgliesh

Next in the series: A Taste for Death (1986, 513 pages)

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Death of an Expert Witness: reading time questions

How many pages is Death of an Expert Witness?
Death of an Expert Witness is about 864 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Death of an Expert Witness?
About 15 h 8 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 12 h.
How many days to read Death of an Expert Witness at 30 minutes a day?
About 31 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 61 days, and at an hour a day about 16 days.
What number is Death of an Expert Witness in the Adam Dalgliesh series?
Death of an Expert Witness is book 6 in Adam Dalgliesh by P. D. James.

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