How long does it take to read 100 Malicious Little Mysteries?
Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Lew Gillis, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Carroll Mayers, Henry Slesar, Judith F. Garner, Lawrence Treat, Al Nussbaum, Charles M. Plotz, Harold Q. Masur, Elsin Ann Graffam, Ed Dumonte, Francis M. Nevins, Edward Wellen, Maxine O'Callaghan, Gary Brandner, Mary Bradford, Michael Kurland, Richard Deming, Julie Smith, A. F. Oreshnik, Alvin S. Fick, John Lutz, James Holding, Isak Romun, R. L. Stevens, Jeff Sweet, Charles Boeckman, Elaine Slater, James McKimmey, Lael Littke, Joe L. Hensley, Helen McCloy, Jane Speed, Thomasina Weber, Jack Ritchie, Carl Henry Rathjen, Marion M. Markham, Edward D. Hoch, Dion Henderson, Patricia Mathews, Morris Hershman, Leo R. Ellis, William F. Nolan, Phyllis Ann Karr, Fred S. Tobey, Anne Chamberlain, Betty Ren Wright, John F. Suter, Penelope Wallace, Ruth H. Wissmann, Robert Edmond Alter, Kay Nolte Smith, Jeffrey Wallman, Michael Gilbert, Robert H. Curtis
100 Malicious Little Mysteries by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Lew Gillis, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Carroll Mayers, Henry Slesar, Judith F. Garner, Lawrence Treat, Al Nussbaum, Charles M. Plotz, Harold Q. Masur, Elsin Ann Graffam, Ed Dumonte, Francis M. Nevins, Edward Wellen, Maxine O'Callaghan, Gary Brandner, Mary Bradford, Michael Kurland, Richard Deming, Julie Smith, A. F. Oreshnik, Alvin S. Fick, John Lutz, James Holding, Isak Romun, R. L. Stevens, Jeff Sweet, Charles Boeckman, Elaine Slater, James McKimmey, Lael Littke, Joe L. Hensley, Helen McCloy, Jane Speed, Thomasina Weber, Jack Ritchie, Carl Henry Rathjen, Marion M. Markham, Edward D. Hoch, Dion Henderson, Patricia Mathews, Morris Hershman, Leo R. Ellis, William F. Nolan, Phyllis Ann Karr, Fred S. Tobey, Anne Chamberlain, Betty Ren Wright, John F. Suter, Penelope Wallace, Ruth H. Wissmann, Robert Edmond Alter, Kay Nolte Smith, Jeffrey Wallman, Michael Gilbert, Robert H. Curtis takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether it’s “The Unfriendly Neighbor,” or a “Class Reunion,” “A Recipe for Revenge,” or “An Exercise in Insurance,” these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit Six words / Lew Gillis Little things / Isaac Asimov Matter of life and death / Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg Perfect pigeon / Carroll Mayers Cop who loved flowers / Henry Slesar Trick or treat / Judith Garner Twice around the block / Lawrence Treat Easy score / Al Nussbaum Good Lord will provide / Lawrence Treat and Charles M. Plotz Boomerang / Harold Q. Masur Way it's supposed to be / Elsin Ann Graffam Thank you, Mr. Thurston / Ed Dumonte Funeral music / Francis M. Nevins, Jr. Murder will out / Edward Wellen Insignificant crime / Maxine O'Callaghan Stray bullet / Gary Brandner Night out with the boys / Elsin Ann Graffam Office party / Mary Bradford Comes the dawn / Michael Kurland Acting job / Richard Deming Last smile / Henry Slesar Grief counselor / Julie Smith Best place / A.F. Oreshnik Dead end / Alvin S. Fick Pure Rotten / John Lutz Grounds for divorce / James Holding Inside out / Barry N. Malzberg Bell / Isak Romun Box / Isak Romun Physician and the opium fiend / R.L. Stevens Over the borderline / Jeff Sweet It could happen to you / John Lutz Class reunion / Charles Boeckman Way it is now / Elaine Slater Hot rock / James McKimmey Puff of orange smoke / Lael J. Littke Chicken player / Joe L. Hensley Nothing…
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
