How long does it take to read A Time to Kill?
A Time to Kill by John Grisham takes about 9 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 27 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 515 pages, about 141,625 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 87 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When Doubleday published The Firm, Wynwood released a trade paperback of A Time to Kill, which became a bestseller. Dell published the mass market paperback months after the success of The Firm, bringing Grisham to widespread popularity among readers. Doubleday eventually took over the contract for A Time to Kill and released a special hardcover edition.
Subjects: african american girls, attorney and client, capital murder, capital punishment, child sexual abuse, crime fiction
