How long does it take to read Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer?
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer by Dorothy Gilman takes about 4 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Mrs. Pollifax
Previous: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued Next: Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
About 4 hours
A weekend read
First published 1996. 218 pages, about 59,950 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 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Former CIA agent Emily Pollifax travels to Africa to help crown a king. He is Sammat of Ubangiba, an American-educated African whose enthronement is threatened by a lion on the rampage, which in Ubangiba is considered a bad omen. But are the killings really the work of a lion? A sequel to Mrs. Pollifax Pursued.
Subjects: Intelligence service, Emily Pollifax (Fictitious character), Fiction, Women spies, Emily Pollifax (Fictional character), Spies
