How long does it take to read The Housemaid?
Freida McFadden
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, The Housemaid takes about 6 hours to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 9h 41m at 1x, or 6h 27m at 1.5x.
Freida McFadden's thriller, the first in her Housemaid series, is a fast read: about six hours at an average pace, which many readers manage in a day.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
Have a deadline in mind? The pages-per-day calculator works it out for any date.
How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Lauryn Allman (9:41, as Libro.fm, Apple Books and OverDrive all list it) at 155 words a minute. The author's site and an older Audible listing give 9:46.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read The Housemaid?
About 6h at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 7h 30m at 200 and 5h at 300.
How many words are in The Housemaid?
About 90,055 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How long is the audiobook?
9 hours 41 minutes unabridged at 1x: 6h 27m at 1.5x and 4h 51m at 2x.
How many pages a day to finish The Housemaid in a month?
About 11 pages a day, or 12m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 327 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read The Housemaid in a day?
Yes. It's about 6 hours at 250 words a minute, and about 5 hours at 300.
Is The Housemaid longer than The Silent Patient?
A little: about 90,000 words against 80,000 by the same audiobook estimate, roughly 40 minutes more reading.