How long does it take to read Catilina's Riddle?
Steven Saylor, Scott Harrison
Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor, Scott Harrison takes about 8 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Roma Sub Rosa
Previous: Arms of Nemesis Next: The Venus Throw
About 8 hours 54 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1993. 485 pages, about 133,375 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
63 BC: Gordianus attempts to find out why headless bodies keep appearing on his newly-inherited farm and contend with hostile neighbors—all cousins of his benefactor—while he is entangled in republican conspiracy and counter-conspiracy. in Rome, Meto celebrates his toga party, on his sixteenth birthday.
Subjects: History, Fiction, Murder, Investigation, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, historical