How long does it take to read He Who Whispers?
He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr takes about 3 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1946. 206 pages, about 56,650 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From In Search Of The Classic Mystery: "The war has ended and for the first time in years, The Murder Club reconvenes in London. Miles Hammond is invited along by none other than Dr Gideon Fell, but when he arrives, he finds that no-one from the Club has arrived. Only he and a mysterious woman, Barbara Morrell, are there to hear the tale of Professor Rigaud. He tells of the death of Howard Brookes, stabbed with his own sword-stick, while along on top of a tower. The only suspect is Fay Seton – but the only reason that she is a suspect is because of the stories about her. For only a vampire could float on air to the top of the tower…"
Subjects: English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Gideon Fell (Fictitious character), Private investigators, England, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
