Reading time
How long does it take to read The A.B.C. Murders?
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie is about 227 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 58 min
The A.B.C. Murders · Agatha Christie · first published 1936
- Pages
- 227
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 15 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 58 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 9 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 22 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 142 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#11 in Hercule Poirot
Next in the series: Murder in Mesopotamia (1936, 248 pages)
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The A.B.C. Murders: reading time questions
- How many pages is The A.B.C. Murders?
- The A.B.C. Murders is about 227 pages. That is the median across the 142 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The A.B.C. Murders?
- About 3 h 58 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 9 min.
- How many days to read The A.B.C. Murders at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The A.B.C. Murders in the Hercule Poirot series?
- The A.B.C. Murders is book 11 in Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.
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