How long does it take to read The A.B.C. Murders?
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie takes about 4 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 13 of Canon of Hercule Poirot
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About 4 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1936. 236 pages, about 64,900 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 142 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans . . .
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery, Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Series, Classic
