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How long does it take to read Maigret and the Minister?

Georges Simenon

Maigret and the Minister by Georges Simenon takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 29 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1954. 190 pages, about 52,250 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 48 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 11 minutes

The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Maigret finds himself drawn into an unsavory world of political corruption, scandal and cover ups when he is summoned to a clandestine meeting by a desperate government minister one evening.

Subjects: Jules Maigret (Fictitious character), Police, Fiction, France, fiction, Paris (france), fiction, Detective and mystery stories

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