How long does it take to read Merry Christmas, Alex Cross?
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 19 of Alex Cross
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About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 24 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross is called away from his family to resolve a horrific hostage situation that is spiraling out of control.
Subjects: African American detectives, Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Fiction, African americans, fiction, Washington (d.c.), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general
