Reading time

How long does it take to read The Daughters of Cain?

The Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter is about 301 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 16 min

The Daughters of Cain · Colin Dexter · first published 1994

Pages
301
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 58 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 16 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 11 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 8 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day22 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

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

#11 in Inspector Morse

Next in the series: Death Is Now My Neighbour (1996, 372 pages)

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The Daughters of Cain: reading time questions

How many pages is The Daughters of Cain?
The Daughters of Cain is about 301 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 The Daughters of Cain?
About 5 h 16 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 11 min.
How many days to read The Daughters of Cain at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is The Daughters of Cain in the Inspector Morse series?
The Daughters of Cain is book 11 in Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter.

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