Reading time
How long does it take to read In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner?
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George is about 718 pages, so it takes about 12½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 26 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
12 h 34 min
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner · Elizabeth George · first published 1999
- Pages
- 718
- 30 min a day
- 26 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 16 h 37 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 12 h 34 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 9 h 58 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h 29 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 51 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 26 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 13 days |
Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#10 in Inspector Lynley
Next in the series: A Traitor to Memory (2001, 864 pages)
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner: reading time questions
- How many pages is In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner?
- In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner is about 718 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner?
- About 12 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 58 min.
- How many days to read In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner at 30 minutes a day?
- About 26 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 51 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
- What number is In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner in the Inspector Lynley series?
- In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner is book 10 in Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George.
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