Reading time
How long does it take to read The Midnight Lock?
The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver is about 544 pages, so it takes about 9½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
9 h 31 min
The Midnight Lock · Jeffery Deaver · first published 2021
- Pages
- 544
- 30 min a day
- 20 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 12 h 36 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 9 h 31 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 7 h 33 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 39 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 20 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 10 days |
Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#15 in Lincoln Rhyme
Next in the series: The Watchmaker's Hand (2023)
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The Midnight Lock: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Midnight Lock?
- The Midnight Lock is about 544 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 The Midnight Lock?
- About 9 h 31 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 33 min.
- How many days to read The Midnight Lock at 30 minutes a day?
- About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 39 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
- What number is The Midnight Lock in the Lincoln Rhyme series?
- The Midnight Lock is book 15 in Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffery Deaver.
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