How long does it take to read The Black Opal?
The Black Opal by Victoria Holt takes about 6 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 363 pages, about 99,825 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Abandoned as a baby, her exotic beauty prompted hushed whispers of gypsy blood. But lovely Carmel March remained shrouded in mystery.... When tragedy struck her adopted home of Commonwood House, little Carmel had been bundled off to Australia. Returning to England as a young woman, she became haunted by questions from her past, as well as the shocking revelation that she had been rushed from a murder scene those many years ago.
Subjects: Mystery, Fiction, Romance fiction, Suspense fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
