How long does it take to read The 5Th Horseman?
a novel
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
The 5Th Horseman by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro takes about 7 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 5 of Women's Murder Club
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About 7 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 410 pages, about 112,750 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 34 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, attorney Yuki Castellano, lead an investigation into a string of mysterious patient deaths--and reveal a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, the Women's Murder Club hunts for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff. The newest addition to the top selling new mystery series takes the Women's Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter. THE 5TH HORSEMAN proves once again that James Patterson is "the page-turningest author in the game right now " (San Francisco Chronicle).
Subjects: Fiction, Medical personnel, Women detectives, Malpractice, Women in the professions, Female friendship
