How long does it take to read Shadows in Bronze?
Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis takes about 7 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of Marcus Didius Falco
Previous: The Silver Pigs Next: Venus in Copper
About 7 hours 13 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 394 pages, about 108,350 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It's the first century A.D. and Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Rome's favorite son and sometime palace spy, has just been dealt a lousy blow from the gods: The beautiful, high-born Helena Justina has left him in the dust. So when the Emperor Vespasian calls upon him to investigate an act of treason, Falco is more than ready for a distraction. Disguised as an idle vacationer in the company of his best friend Petronius, Falco travels from the Isle of Capreae to Neapolis and all the way to the great city of Pompeii… where a whole new series of Herculean events—involving yet another conspiracy, and a fateful meeting with his beloved Helena—are about to erupt….
Subjects: Private investigators, Fiction, Helena Justina (Fictitious character), History, Private investigators, fiction, Rome, fiction
