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How long does it take to read The Black Box?

Michael Connelly

The Black Box by Michael Connelly takes about 8 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 16 of Harry Bosch

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About 8 hours 33 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2012. 466 pages, about 128,150 words.

18 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 14 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 33 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 20 minutes

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Harry Bosch investigates after a bullet from a recent killing is a match for one used in the unsolved murder of a photographer in 1992. The plot contains profanity, sexual references, and violence.

Subjects: Murder, Police, Investigation, Crimes against, Women photographers, Cold cases (Criminal investigation)

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