How long does it take to read In the Shadow of the Master?
Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Stephen King
In the Shadow of the Master by Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Stephen King takes about 7 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 8 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 389 pages, about 106,975 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth are sixteen of his best tales accompanied by twenty essays from beloved authors, including T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, and Joseph Wambaugh, among others, on how Poe has changed their life and work.Michael Connelly recounts the inspiration he drew from Poe's poetry while researching one of his books. Stephen King reflects on Poe's insight into humanity's dark side in "The Genius of 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'" Jan Burke recalls her childhood terror during late-night reading sessions. Tess Gerritsen, Nelson DeMille, and others remember the classic B-movie adaptations of Poe's tales. And in "The Thief," Laurie R. King complains about how Poe stole all the good ideas... or maybe he just thought of them first.Powerful and timeless, In the Shadow of the Master is a celebration of one of the greatest literary minds of all time.The Mystery Writers of America, founded in 1945, is the foremost organization for mystery writers and other professionals dedicated to the field of crime writing. A descent into the maelstrom On Edgar Allan Poe / by T. Jefferson Parker The cask of Amontillado Under the covers with Fortunato and Montresor / by Jan Burke The curse of Amontillado / by Lawrence Block The black cat Pluto's heritage / by P.J. Parrish William Wilson Identity crisis / by Lisa Scottoline Manuscript found in a bottle In a strange city : the Poe toaster and me / by Laura Lippman Fall of the House of Usher Once upon a midnight dreary / by Michael Connelly Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar The Poe effect / by Laurie R. King Ligeia Poe and me at the movies / by Tess Gerritsen The tell-tale heart The genius of the tell-tale heart / by Stephen King The first time / by Steve Hamilton Pit and the Pendulum The pit, the pendulum, and perfection / by Edward D. Hoch The pit and the pendulum at the Palace / by Peter Robinson Masque of the…
Subjects: American Horror tales, Children's fiction, Crime, Crime fiction, Crime in fiction, Delitos
