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How long does it take to read A Fatal Assignation?

Alice Chetwynd Ley

A Fatal Assignation by Alice Chetwynd Ley takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 6 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1987. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 6 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 34 minutes

The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Miss Anthea Rutherford's curiosity is sparked again in this second delightful mix of Regency Romance and detective fiction. During a visit to Madame Yvonne's exclusive dress salon in Bond Street, Anthea catches sight of a secret door and impulsively turns the handle, opening the way to mystery. Standing in Madame Yvonne's private chamber is Sir Aubrey Jermyn - a known womaniser and member of the ton. As if this weren't scandalous enough, the following morning Sir Aubrey is reported missing and Anthea is not alone in suspecting him to have run off with his latest lover... Second book in the Rutherford trilogy.

Subjects: Fiction, general

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