How long does it take to read City of Lies?
Lian Tanner
City of Lies by Lian Tanner takes about 5 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 278 pages, about 76,450 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Twelve-year-old Goldie, impulsive and bold, relies on her skills as a liar and a thief to try to rescue her captured friends from the child-stealers running rampant in the City of Spoke.
Subjects: Robbers and outlaws, Fantasy, Adventure and adventurers, Kidnapping, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
