Books like The Pelican Brief
Robin Waterfield, John Grisham
The Pelican Brief is 77 pages, about 1 hour 25 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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The Brethren 8.1 h 
The Whistler 7.0 h 
Killing Floor 9.2 h 
Guest List 6.2 h 
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 9.2 h 
The Rainmaker 10.4 h 
The Racketeer 7.0 h 
Prior Bad Acts 8.3 h 
The Gods of Guilt 7.1 h 
Sidney Sheldon's Chasing Tomorrow 7.2 h 
Origin 11.6 h 
The Girl in Room 105 6.2 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.