How long does it take to read Because of the Cats?
Because of the Cats by Nicolas Freeling takes about 3 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1963. 194 pages, about 53,350 words. Written for young adults.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Bloemendaal aan Zee was a pleasant, slightly featureless seaside town. Modern buildings, high incomes, little crime. So why did the Amsterdam police, of all people, develop an interest in in? What interested Van der Valk was a teenage gang. At first it was a case of robbery and rape; but things took a more sinister turn, and Van der Valk began to suspect a vicious and corrupting purpose at work. As well, of course, as the cats...
Subjects: teenagers, mystery fiction, Fiction, Police, crime fiction, Detective and mystery stories
