How long does it take to read Monk's Hood?
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters takes about 4 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of The Cadfael Chronicles
Previous: One Corpse Too Many Next: Saint Peter's Fair
About 4 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 268 pages, about 73,700 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 37 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A stiff-necked old man deeds his estate to Shrewsbury Abbey, then dies via poison in a meal sent over by the abbey. Among the suspects Cadfael must work through are himself for brewing the poison and being part of the abbey, a hot-headed step-son, a bastard, and a villein.
Subjects: Herbalists, Monks, Fiction, Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character), History, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
