Reading time
How long does it take to read The Thursday Murder Club?
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is about 449 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 52 min
The Thursday Murder Club · Richard Osman · first published 2020
- Pages
- 449
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 24 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 52 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 14 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 41 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 32 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 27 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Next in the series: The Man Who Died Twice (2021, 944 pages)
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The Thursday Murder Club: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Thursday Murder Club?
- The Thursday Murder Club is about 449 pages. That is the median across the 27 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Thursday Murder Club?
- About 7 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 6 h 14 min.
- How many days to read The Thursday Murder Club at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 32 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is The Thursday Murder Club in the Thursday Murder Club series?
- The Thursday Murder Club is book 1 in Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
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