How long does it take to read A Murder of Quality?
A Murder of Quality by John le Carré takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of George Smiley series
Previous: Call for the Dead Next: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
About 3 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 176 pages, about 48,400 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Le Carre's second book and the only one that is a standard mystery set in a public school, rather than a story of espionage. George Smiley is again the main character.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American, Private schools, American Detective and mystery stories, George Smiley (Fictitious character), Fiction, Secret service
