Reading time

How long does it take to read Death on the Nile?

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie is about 276 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 50 min

Death on the Nile · Agatha Christie · first published 1937

Pages
276
30 min a day
10 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 23 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 50 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 50 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 53 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day20 days
30 minutes a day10 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 188 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#15 in Hercule Poirot

Next in the series: Appointment with Death (1938, 224 pages)

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Death on the Nile: reading time questions

How many pages is Death on the Nile?
Death on the Nile is about 276 pages. That is the median across the 188 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Death on the Nile?
About 4 h 50 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 50 min.
How many days to read Death on the Nile at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 20 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is Death on the Nile in the Hercule Poirot series?
Death on the Nile is book 15 in Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.

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