Books like The Chessmen

12 books to read next

• Blue Lightning Ann Cleeves 6.8 h
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 4.7 h
• Red Bones Ann Cleeves 7.3 h
• Field of Prey John Sandford 7.5 h
• End of Watch Stephen King 8.1 h
• The Cuckoo's Calling J. K. Rowling 8.8 h
• The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie 4.1 h
• Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway Sara Gran 5.3 h
• Malice Keigo Higashino 5.3 h
• NYPD Red James Patterson, Marshall Karp 7.3 h
• The Brutal Telling Louise Penny 7.3 h
• The Murder Stone Louise Penny 6.6 h

How long each takes

Blue Lightning Ann Cleeves 6.8 h The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 4.7 h Red Bones Ann Cleeves 7.3 h Field of Prey John Sandford 7.5 h End of Watch Stephen King 8.1 h The Cuckoo's Calling J. K. Rowling 8.8 h The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie 4.1 h Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway Sara Gran 5.3 h Malice Keigo Higashino 5.3 h NYPD Red James Patterson, Marshall Karp 7.3 h The Brutal Telling Louise Penny 7.3 h The Murder Stone Louise Penny 6.6 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.