How long does it take to read The Progress of a Crime?
The Progress of a Crime by Julian Symons takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1960. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Part sociological analysis of the youth culture of the 50's, part investigative journalism, part police procedural, and part courtroom drama, this has everything a crime buff could wish.
Subjects: Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Edgar Award
