How long does it take to read May God Have Mercy?
John C. Tucker
May God Have Mercy by John C. Tucker takes about 6 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 363 pages, about 99,825 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Explores the legal and moral complexities of the murder trial of Roger Coleman, a man who was executed in 1992 after being convicted of killing his sister-in-law, discussing the failed attempts by his lawyer, the public, the media, and religious leaders to persuade the courts to consider new evidence that may have proved his innocence.
Subjects: Case studies, Murder, Capital punishment, Criminal law, virginia, Murder, united states, Murder, virginia
