How long does it take to read The Thursday Murder Club?
Richard Osman
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, The Thursday Murder Club takes 7 hours 43 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 12 hours at 1x, or 8h 17m at 1.5x.
Richard Osman's first novel, and the first in his series, is a standard-length mystery: about seven and three-quarter hours at an average pace. The chapters are short, which makes it easy to read in small pieces.
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:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Lesley Manville (12:26; Libro.fm lists 12:25) at 155 words a minute.
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 Thursday Murder Club?
About 7h 43m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 9h 38m at 200 and 6h 25m at 300.
How many words are in The Thursday Murder Club?
About 115,630 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 many pages a day to finish The Thursday Murder Club in a month?
About 14 pages a day, or 16m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 420 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read The Thursday Murder Club in a week?
Yes: about 1 hour 6 minutes a day at an average pace finishes it in seven days.
How long is The Thursday Murder Club audiobook?
12 hours 26 minutes unabridged, narrated by Lesley Manville. At 1.5x, about 8 hours 17 minutes.