How long does it take to read The Overlook?
A Novel (Harry Bosch)
The Overlook by Michael Connelly takes about 4 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 13 of Harry Bosch
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About 4 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 233 pages, about 64,075 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Near Mulholland Drive, Dr. Stanley Kent is found shot twice in the back of the head. It's the case LAPD detective Harry Bosch has been waiting for, his first since being recruited to the Homicide Special Squad. When he discovers that Kent had access to dangerous radioactive substances, what begins as a routine investigation becomes something darker, more deadly, and frighteningly urgent. Bosch is soon in conflict with not only his superiors but the FBI, which thinks the case is too important for just a cop. Complicating his job even more is the presence of Agent Rachel Walling, his onetime lover. Now guarding one slim advantage, Bosch relentlessly follows his own instincts, hoping they are still sharp enough to find the truth--and a killer who can annihilate an entire city.
Subjects: Mystery, Detective and mystery stories, Police, National security, Fiction, Harry Bosch (Fictitious character)
