How long does it take to read The Third Bullet?
The Third Bullet by John Dickson Carr takes about 4 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1954. 222 pages, about 61,050 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A rich old man is killed, but the most likely suspect has an air-tight alibi; at least until the police find two bullets too many at the scene of the murder and begin to unravel a complicated and deeply-laid plot.
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, American
