How long does it take to read The Mousetrap and Other Plays?
The Mousetrap and Other Plays by Agatha Christie takes about 12 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 29 of Canon of Hercule Poirot
Previous: Dead Man's Folly Next: The Under Dog and Other Stories
About 12 hours 5 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1978. 659 pages, about 181,225 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Table of Contents 1. Ten Little Indians 2. Appointment With Death 3. The Hollow 4. The Mousetrap 5. Witness for the Prosecution 6. Towards Zero 7. Verdict 8. Go Back for Murder
Subjects: English Detective and mystery plays, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Dramatic works