How long does it take to read The Absent Author?
The Absent Author by Ron Roy takes about 1 hour 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 86 pages, about 23,650 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A is for author.... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late! From the Trade Paperback edition.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery, Disguise, Kidnapping, Authors
