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John Dickson Carr

Sir Henry Merrivale is a series of 21 books by John Dickson Carr: 1,034 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 19 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

21
books
1,034
pages in 4 of them
19 hours
to read those 4
38 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Plague Court Murders 1934 length not known
The White Priory Murders 1934 length not known
The Red Widow Murders 1935 length not known
The Unicorn Murders 1935 length not known
The Punch and Judy Murders 1936 length not known
The Judas Window 1937 length not known
The Ten Teacups 1937 4.8 h
Death in Five Boxes 1938 length not known
The Reader is Warned 1939 4.6 h
And So to Murder 1940 length not known
Murder in the Submarine Zone 1940 4.6 h
Seeing is Believing 1941 length not known
The Gilded Man 1942 length not known
She Died a Lady 1943 length not known
He Wouldn't Kill Patience 1944 length not known
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp 1945 length not known
My Late Wives 1946 length not known
The Skeleton in the Clock 1948 length not known
A Graveyard to Let 1949 length not known
Night at the Mocking Widow 1950 length not known
Behind the Crimson Blind 1952 5.0 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Plague Court Murders 1934 length not known

  2. The White Priory Murders 1934 length not known

  3. The Red Widow Murders 1935 length not known

  4. The Unicorn Murders 1935 length not known

  5. The Punch and Judy Murders 1936 length not known

  6. The Judas Window 1937 length not known

  7. The Ten Teacups 1937 4.8 h

    The murderer sent a formal invitation to Scotland Yard telling them the time and place of the murder.

  8. Death in Five Boxes 1938 length not known

  9. The Reader is Warned 1939 4.6 h

  10. And So to Murder 1940 length not known

  11. Murder in the Submarine Zone 1940 4.6 h

  12. Seeing is Believing 1941 length not known

  13. The Gilded Man 1942 length not known

  14. She Died a Lady 1943 length not known

  15. He Wouldn't Kill Patience 1944 length not known

  16. The Curse of the Bronze Lamp 1945 length not known

  17. My Late Wives 1946 length not known

  18. The Skeleton in the Clock 1948 length not known

  19. A Graveyard to Let 1949 length not known

  20. Night at the Mocking Widow 1950 length not known

  21. Behind the Crimson Blind 1952 5.0 h

How much is left

After The Plague Court Murders about 19 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After The White Priory Murders about 19 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After The Red Widow Murders about 19 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After The Unicorn Murders about 19 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The Punch and Judy Murders about 19 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After The Judas Window about 19 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After The Ten Teacups about 14 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Death in Five Boxes about 14 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After The Reader is Warned about 10 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After And So to Murder about 10 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Murder in the Submarine Zone about 5 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Seeing is Believing about 5 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After The Gilded Man about 5 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After She Died a Lady about 5 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After He Wouldn't Kill Patience about 5 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Curse of the Bronze Lamp about 5 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After My Late Wives about 5 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Skeleton in the Clock about 5 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After A Graveyard to Let about 5 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Night at the Mocking Widow about 5 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 18 hours 57 minutes

4 of 21 books, 1,034 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

38 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.