How long does it take to read A Certain Justice?
A Certain Justice by P. D. James takes about 8 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 10 of Adam Dalgliesh
Previous: Original Sin Next: Death in Holy Orders
About 8 hours 33 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 466 pages, about 128,150 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. When she agrees to defend Garry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, it is one more opportunity to triumph in her career as a criminal lawyer. But Regina V. Ashe initiates events both frightening and unpredictable... Just four weeks later, Miss Aldridge is found dead in her Middle Temple chambers. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, called in to investigate, finds motives for murder among the clients Venetia has defended: her professional colleagues, her family - even her lover. As Dalgliesh and his team narrow the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexiteis of intrigue and evil."
Subjects: Mystery, Detective and mystery stories, Police, Death, Women lawyers, Fiction
