# How long is a thriller novel?

The typical thriller novel here has 144,260 words, about 9 h 37 min of reading. 10 books, longest first.

| # | Book | words | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [The Secret of Secrets](https://musael.com/books/the-secret-of-secrets.md) | 189,000 | 688 |
| 2 | [The Lost Symbol](https://musael.com/books/the-lost-symbol.md) | 159,352 | 603 |
| 3 | [Inferno](https://musael.com/books/inferno.md) | 148,910 | 611 |
| 4 | [Angels & Demons](https://musael.com/books/angels-demons.md) | 148,768 | 510 |
| 5 | [Gone Girl](https://musael.com/books/gone-girl.md) | 145,719 | 464 |
| 6 | [Origin](https://musael.com/books/origin.md) | 142,801 | 632 |
| 7 | [The Da Vinci Code](https://musael.com/books/the-da-vinci-code.md) | 138,952 | 454 |
| 8 | [The Girl on the Train](https://musael.com/books/the-girl-on-the-train.md) | 101,704 | 336 |
| 9 | [Verity](https://musael.com/books/verity.md) | 80,577 | 314 |
| 10 | [Sharp Objects](https://musael.com/books/sharp-objects.md) | 80,565 | 288 |

## Questions

**How many words is a typical thriller novel?** The median of the 10 thriller books here is 144,260 words, about 9 h 37 min at 250 words a minute.

**What is the longest thriller book here?** The Secret of Secrets, with 189,000 words.

Source: https://musael.com/books/genres/thriller