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How long does it take to read The Mousetrap and Other Plays?

Agatha Christie

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

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