How long does it take to read Banker?
Banker by Dick Francis takes about 5 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 306 pages, about 84,150 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Young investment banker Tim Ekaterin has decided to join the exciting world of horse racing. When the multi-million dollar loan he arranges to finance the purchase of Sandcastle, a champion, is threatened by an apparent defect in the horse, Tim searches desperately for an answer. Violence and murder do not deter him.
Subjects: Horse racing in fiction, Horse racing, Fiction, Foreign speakers, English Detective and mystery stories, Study and teaching
