How long does it take to read Overdue?
Overdue by Richie Tankersley Cusick takes about 4 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours
A weekend read
First published 1995. 218 pages, about 59,950 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
BOOK DROP It was after hours. Kathleen was preparing to close the library when somebody returned five grisly books about death. One was slashed. All were overdue. Then Kathleen found the bookmark with the deadly warning. Now people close to her are falling victim to tragic accidents. Someone is out for blood. Is it Robin, silent, shy, withdrawn? Is it Alexander, the dark, handsome stranger who haunts the library stacks and says he wants to help? Kathleen can count on only one thing: the killer will strike again—her death is overdue...
Subjects: Murder, Librarians, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Books, Fiction, general