Reading time

How long does it take to read Hide and Seek?

Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin is about 267 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 40 min

Hide and Seek · Ian Rankin · first published 1990

Pages
267
30 min a day
10 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 11 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 40 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 43 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 47 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day19 days
30 minutes a day10 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 24 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Inspector Rebus

Next in the series: Tooth and Nail (1992, 304 pages)

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Hide and Seek: reading time questions

How many pages is Hide and Seek?
Hide and Seek is about 267 pages. That is the median across the 24 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Hide and Seek?
About 4 h 40 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 43 min.
How many days to read Hide and Seek at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 19 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is Hide and Seek in the Inspector Rebus series?
Hide and Seek is book 2 in Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin.

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