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Matthew Scudder is a series of 17 books by Lawrence Block: 3,010 pages in the 10 with a known length, about 55 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

17
books
3,010
pages in 10 of them
55 hours
to read those 10
111 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 The Sins of the Fathers 1976 3.4 h
2 Time to Murder and Create 1976 length not known
3 In the Midst of Death 1997 length not known
4 A Stab in the Dark 1981 3.6 h
5 Eight Million Ways to Die 1982 length not known
6 When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 1986 4.8 h
7 Out on the Cutting Edge 1989 length not known
8 A Ticket to the Boneyard 1990 length not known
9 A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991 5.9 h 10 A Walk Among the Tombstones 1992 5.9 h 11 The Devil Knows You're Dead 1993 6.8 h 12 A Long Line of Dead Men 1994 6.4 h
13 Even the Wicked 1997 length not known
14 Everybody Dies 1998 length not known
15 Hope to Die 2001 7.3 h 16 All the Flowers Are Dying 2005 5.4 h 17 A Drop of the Hard Stuff 2011 5.9 h

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The books

  1. 1

    The Sins of the Fathers 1976 3.4 h

    Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #1. "When Lawrence Block is in his Matthew Scudder mode, crime fiction can sidle up so close to literature that often there's no degree of difference"…

  2. 2

    Time to Murder and Create 1976 length not known

  3. 3

    In the Midst of Death 1997 length not known

  4. 4

    A Stab in the Dark 1981 3.6 h

  5. 5

    Eight Million Ways to Die 1982 length not known

  6. 6

    When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 1986 4.8 h

  7. 7

    Out on the Cutting Edge 1989 length not known

  8. 8

    A Ticket to the Boneyard 1990 length not known

  9. 9

    A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991 5.9 h

    Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #9. "A master….

  10. 10

    A Walk Among the Tombstones 1992 5.9 h

    Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #10.

  11. 11

    The Devil Knows You're Dead 1993 6.8 h

  12. 12

    A Long Line of Dead Men 1994 6.4 h

  13. 13

    Even the Wicked 1997 length not known

  14. 14

    Everybody Dies 1998 length not known

  15. 15

    Hope to Die 2001 7.3 h

  16. 16

    All the Flowers Are Dying 2005 5.4 h

  17. 17

    A Drop of the Hard Stuff 2011 5.9 h

    After a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and…

How much is left

After book 1, The Sins of the Fathers about 52 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 2, Time to Murder and Create about 52 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 3, In the Midst of Death about 52 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 4, A Stab in the Dark about 48 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 5, Eight Million Ways to Die about 48 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 6, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes about 43 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 7, Out on the Cutting Edge about 43 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 8, A Ticket to the Boneyard about 43 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 9, A Dance at the Slaughterhouse about 38 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 10, A Walk Among the Tombstones about 32 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 11, The Devil Knows You're Dead about 25 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 12, A Long Line of Dead Men about 19 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 13, Even the Wicked about 19 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 14, Everybody Dies about 19 hours left
After book 15, Hope to Die about 11 hours left
After book 16, All the Flowers Are Dying about 6 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 55 hours 11 minutes

10 of 17 books, 3,010 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

111 days (about 16 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.