How long does it take to read The Clue of the Black Keys?
The Clue of the Black Keys by Carolyn Keene takes about 3 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 20 of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Previous: The Secret of the Wooden Lady Next: The Secret in the Old Attic
About 3 hours 21 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1951. 183 pages, about 50,325 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Once again Nancy Drew is involved in a mystery as she tries to locate an archaeologist who disappeared with the clues to a buried treasure.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Nancy Drew (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Detective and mystery stories, Adventure and adventurers