Reading time

How long does it take to read Murder Must Advertise?

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 344 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

6 h 1 min

Murder Must Advertise · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1933

Pages
344
30 min a day
13 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 58 min
Average adult · 238 wpm6 h 1 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 35 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day25 days
30 minutes a day13 days
45 minutes a day9 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 98 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#8 in Lord Peter Wimsey

Next in the series: The Nine Tailors (1934, 338 pages)

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Murder Must Advertise: reading time questions

How many pages is Murder Must Advertise?
Murder Must Advertise is about 344 pages. That is the median across the 98 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Murder Must Advertise?
About 6 h 1 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 47 min.
How many days to read Murder Must Advertise at 30 minutes a day?
About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 25 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is Murder Must Advertise in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
Murder Must Advertise is book 8 in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.

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