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How long does it take to read Queenpin?

Megan Abbott

Queenpin by Megan Abbott takes about 4 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 17 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2007. 234 pages, about 64,350 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 17 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlours, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.

Subjects: Organized crime, Fiction, Fiction, crime, Crime, fiction

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