How long does it take to read Evil Under the Sun?
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie takes about 4 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 23 of Canon of Hercule Poirot
Previous: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Next: Five Little Pigs
About 4 hours 8 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1941. 225 pages, about 61,875 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 120 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha Christie’s most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea.
Subjects: Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Detective and mystery stories, Detectives, Fiction, Belgians
