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How many pages is Why Didn't they Ask Evans??

Why Didn't they Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie has a median of 252 pages across 23 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 224 to 288 pages.

Median pages
252
23 editions counted
Range
174–416
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
69k
at 275 words per page

How long will Why Didn't they Ask Evans? take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
4 h 27 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

20030040019401960198020001934: 252 pages1935: 290 pages1935: 242 pages1956: 191 pages1957: 191 pages1960: 224 pages1966: 223 pages1968: 288 pages1968: 288 pages1978: 224 pages1981: 174 pages1981: 362 pages1984: 240 pages1984: 230 pages1987: 276 pages1988: 366 pages1993: 216 pages2002: 288 pages2002: 284 pages2010: 256 pages2013: 319 pages2019: 416 pagesmedian 252
200300400195020001934: 252 pages1935: 290 pages1935: 242 pages1956: 191 pages1957: 191 pages1960: 224 pages1966: 223 pages1968: 288 pages1968: 288 pages1978: 224 pages1981: 174 pages1981: 362 pages1984: 240 pages1984: 230 pages1987: 276 pages1988: 366 pages1993: 216 pages2002: 288 pages2002: 284 pages2010: 256 pages2013: 319 pages2019: 416 pagesmedian 252
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

Editions counted

The 23 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 92 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019HarperLuxe–416OL28895213M
2013Center Point Large Print–319OL30661361M
2010HarperCollins Publishers Limited–256OL28446586M
2002St. Martin's PaperbacksPaperback288OL9725154M
2002Compass PressHardcover284OL7986346M
1993HarperCollins–216OL17459886M
1988G.K. Hall–366OL2035800M
1987G. P. Putnam's Sons–276OL7469300M

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Questions

How many pages is Why Didn't they Ask Evans??
About 252 pages: that is the median of 23 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 174 to 416 pages.
How long does it take to read Why Didn't they Ask Evans??
About 4 h 27 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Why Didn't they Ask Evans??
Roughly 69,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).