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How long does it take to read Favorite Sleuths?

John Ernst, Agatha Christie

Favorite Sleuths by John Ernst, Agatha Christie takes about 5 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 54 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1965. 322 pages, about 88,550 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 50 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 54 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 41 minutes

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

About the book

Contents: Object lesson / by Ellery Queen The green-and-gold string / by Philip MacDonald The adventurous exploit of the cave of Ali Baba / by Dorothy L. Sayers A window for death / by Rex Stout The case of the perfect maid / by Agatha Christie The convenient monster / by Leslie Charteris The case of the old man in the window / by Margery Allingham Handcuffs don't hold ghosts / by Manning Coles The case of the crying swallow / by Erle Stanley Gardner The little dog / by H.C. Bailey. Illustrated by Harvey Kidder.

Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories

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