Reading time

How long does it take to read Racing the Light?

Racing the Light by Robert Crais is about 473 pages, so it takes about 8½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 17 min

Racing the Light · Robert Crais · first published 2022

Pages
473
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 57 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 17 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 34 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 56 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day34 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day12 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 5 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#19 in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike

Next in the series: The Big Empty (2025, 384 pages)

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Racing the Light: reading time questions

How many pages is Racing the Light?
Racing the Light is about 473 pages. That is the median across the 5 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Racing the Light?
About 8 h 17 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 34 min.
How many days to read Racing the Light at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 34 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Racing the Light in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series?
Racing the Light is book 19 in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike by Robert Crais.

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