How long does it take to read The Absent One?
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Detective Carl Mørck investigates the twenty-year-old murders of a brother and sister whose confessed killer may actually be innocent, a case with ties to a homeless woman and powerful adversaries. This is the second book in the author's "Department Q" series.
Subjects: Murder, Police, Investigation, Fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, suspense
