How long does it take to read A Dying Light in Corduba?
A Dying Light in Corduba by Lindsey Davis takes about 6 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Marcus Didius Falco
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About 6 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 342 pages, about 94,050 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The first century Roman sleuth, Marcus Didius Falco, investigates a murder linked to corruption in the olive oil trade. By the author of Last Act in Palmyra.
Subjects: Private investigators, Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Rome, fiction