How long does it take to read After the Funeral?
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie takes about 4 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Canon of Hercule Poirot
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About 4 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1953. 244 pages, about 67,100 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 114 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say: 'It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it. But he was murdered, wasn't he?' In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Belgians, Mystery and detective stories
