Reading time
How long does it take to read What Came Before He Shot Her?
What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George is about 703 pages, so it takes about 12½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 25 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
12 h 18 min
What Came Before He Shot Her · Elizabeth George · first published 2006
- Pages
- 703
- 30 min a day
- 25 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 16 h 16 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 12 h 18 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 9 h 46 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h 19 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 50 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 25 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 13 days |
Page count: median of 7 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#14 in Inspector Lynley
Next in the series: Careless in Red (2008)
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What Came Before He Shot Her: reading time questions
- How many pages is What Came Before He Shot Her?
- What Came Before He Shot Her is about 703 pages. That is the median across the 7 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read What Came Before He Shot Her?
- About 12 h 18 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 46 min.
- How many days to read What Came Before He Shot Her at 30 minutes a day?
- About 25 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 50 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
- What number is What Came Before He Shot Her in the Inspector Lynley series?
- What Came Before He Shot Her is book 14 in Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George.
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