How long does it take to read Mystery Cats?
Lilian Jackson Braun, Roy Vickers, Fred Hamlin, Mary Reed, Theodore Sturgeon, Patricia Moyes, Hugh B. Cave, Gary Erickson, Margaret Maron, Edward D. Hoch, Joyce Harrington, Lillian De La Torre, Edgar Allan Poe, James Holding, Patricia Highsmith, Ruth Rendell
Mystery Cats by Lilian Jackson Braun, Roy Vickers, Fred Hamlin, Mary Reed, Theodore Sturgeon, Patricia Moyes, Hugh B. Cave, Gary Erickson, Margaret Maron, Edward D. Hoch, Joyce Harrington, Lillian De La Torre, Edgar Allan Poe, James Holding, Patricia Highsmith, Ruth Rendell takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 256 pages, about 70,400 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Feline felonies by Ruth Rendell, Lilian Jackson Braun, Patricia Highsmith, and thirteen other modern masters of mystery"--Cover subtitle. Susu and the 8:30 ghost / Lilian Jackson Braun Miss Paisley's cat / Roy Vickers Arnold / Fred Hamlin Cat's-paw / Mary Reed The abominable house guest / Theodore Sturgeon The faithful cat / Patricia Moyes The lady wore black / Hugh B. Cave Hardrock / Gary Erickson The beast within / Margaret B. Maron The theft of the Mafia cat / Edward D. Hoch The old gray cat / Joyce Harrington The highwayman's hostage / Lillian de la Torre Black Cat / Edgar Allan Poe Visitor to Mombasa / James Holding Ming's biggest prey / Patricia Highsmith Long live the queen / Ruth Rendell
Subjects: fiction, horror fiction, cats, Children's fiction, short story, first-person narrative