Books like In the Heat of the Night
John Ball
In the Heat of the Night is 247 pages, about 4 hours 32 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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A Queer Kind of Death 4.6 h 
Maigret at the Crossroads 3.4 h 
Invisible Prey 7.3 h 
Orchid Beach 7.5 h 
Sacred Games 16.9 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.