Reading time
How long does it take to read The Secret of Annexe 3?
The Secret of Annexe 3 by Colin Dexter is about 221 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 52 min
The Secret of Annexe 3 · Colin Dexter · first published 1986
- Pages
- 221
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 7 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 52 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 4 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 18 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 18 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in Inspector Morse
Next in the series: The Wench Is Dead (1989, 208 pages)
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The Secret of Annexe 3: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Secret of Annexe 3?
- The Secret of Annexe 3 is about 221 pages. That is the median across the 18 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Secret of Annexe 3?
- About 3 h 52 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 4 min.
- How many days to read The Secret of Annexe 3 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 Secret of Annexe 3 in the Inspector Morse series?
- The Secret of Annexe 3 is book 7 in Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter.
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