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How long does it take to read The Hangman?

Louise Penny

The Hangman by Louise Penny takes about 1 hour 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 1 hour 36 minutes

An evening's read

First published 2010. 87 pages, about 23,925 words.

4 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 2 hours 40 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 1 hour 36 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible. Did the man take his own life? Or was he murdered? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. As Gamache follows the trail of clues, he opens a door into the past. And he learns the true reason why the man came to Three Pines.

Subjects: Armand Gamache (Fictitious character), Fiction, Police, Canadian fiction

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