How long does it take to read The Night Stalker?
the life and crimes of Richard Ramirez
The Night Stalker by Philip Carlo takes about 9 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 58 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 544 pages, about 149,600 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The definitive account of this serial murderer, based on sixty hours of personal interviews with Ramirez himself. New edition includes interviews with women who have asked to contact Ramirez since the book was first published, and a "death row interview".--From publisher description.
Subjects: Trials (Murder), Serial murders, Case studies, Serial murderers, Biography, Los angeles (calif.), biography
