How long does it take to read Mystery Train?
Mystery Train by Lynn Turner takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 250 pages, about 68,750 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 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Could she distinguish between reality and make-believe? The assignment to cover a mystery weekend appealed to the reporter in Vicky Rand. She would have to stay on her toes every minute to figure out who among the nine other participants was really who--and to try to solve the planned "murder" herself. Cole Madigan aroused Vicky's worst suspicions. Could this handsome man really be a physicist? Or was he one of the actors hired to stage the fake murder? Everyone, in fact, seemed to be playing a role. A conversation that Vicky overheard aboard the train made her believe she'd stumbled on a real enigma--and she only hoped Cole wasn't involved....
Subjects: Women journalists, Fiction
