How long does it take to read Hand in Glove?
Hand in Glove by Ngaio Marsh takes about 4 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Roderick Alleyn
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About 4 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 251 pages, about 69,025 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The April Fool's Day had been a roaring success for all, it seemed – except for poor Mr Cartell who had ended up in the ditch – for ever. Then there was the case of Mr Percival Pyke Period's letter of condolence, sent before the body was found – not to mention the family squabbles. It was a puzzling crime for Superintendent Alleyn...
Subjects: Mystery, Police, Fiction, Roderick Alleyn (Fictitious character), English Detective and mystery stories, Romans policiers
