How long does it take to read The Case of the Lonely Heiress?
The Case of the Lonely Heiress by Erle Stanley Gardner takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A suspicious personal ad conceals nefarious intent--and eventually lands in the lap of Perry Mason. It appears that Marilyn Marlow inherited a small fortune from her mother, who got the sum from her wealthy employer. But now the old man's relatives are contesting the will. Whoever sways Rose Keeling, the key witness to the signing of the will, is sure to be the victor. Enter the personal ad. Marilyn intends to find Rose a Mr. Right--in order to get the goods on her. But when Rose is murdered, Perry Mason sets out to find a gentleman caller who had a date with death.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Trials (Murder), Fiction, Perry Mason (Fictitious character), Fiction, crime, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
