How long does it take to read A Question of Blood?
A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin takes about 8 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 4 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2003. 440 pages, about 121,000 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Subjects: Edinburgh (scotland), fiction, Suicide, Police, Stalkers, Inspector Rebus (Fictitious character), Detective and mystery stories
