How long does it take to read Overture to Death?
Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh takes about 5 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Roderick Alleyn
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About 5 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1939. 324 pages, about 89,100 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Roderick Alleyn (Fictitious character), Police, Fiction, England, fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
