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How long does it take to read Murder at the Bookstore?

Sue Minix

Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix takes about 5 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 59 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2023. 326 pages, about 89,650 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 58 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 44 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

She can write the perfect murder mystery… But can she solve one in real life? Meet Jen Dawson, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective? Crime writer Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of writer’s block. Finding sanctuary in the local bookstore, with an endless supply of coffee, Jen waits impatiently for inspiration to strike. But when the owner of the bookstore dies suddenly in mysterious circumstances, Jen has a real-life murder to solve. The stakes are suddenly higher when evidence places Jen at the scene of the crime and the reading of the will names her as the new owner of the bookstore … Can she crack the case and clear her name, before the killer strikes again?

Subjects: Mystery, Mystery & Detective, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Crime

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