How long does it take to read Hercule Poirot's Christmas?
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1939. 224 pages, about 61,600 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 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 110 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On the night before Christmas, cruel, tyrannical, filthy rich Simeon Lee is found in his locked bedroom with his throat cut. Now Hercule Poirot must put his deductive powers to the test to solve one of his most chilling cases - and to prevent a clever killer from spilling more blood. Also published as Hercule Poirot's Christmas and Murder for Christmas
Subjects: Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Murder, Christmas stories, Fiction, Investigadores privados
