How long does it take to read Whispers of the Dead?
Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett takes about 7 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 407 pages, about 111,925 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Whispers of the Dead is the third novel in the Dr David Hunter series, created by Simon Beckett. It was published in January 2009 by Bantam Press. Preceded by: Written in Bone Followed by: The Calling of the Grave
Subjects: Fiction, Suspense, Forensic anthropologists, Serial murderers, English Fiction, mystery fiction
