How long does it take to read The Edge?
The Edge by Dick Francis takes about 6 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours
A weekend read
First published 1988. 327 pages, about 89,925 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Great Transcontinental Mystery Race is a rail junket that offers passengers the chance to race thoroughbreds and to solve mysteries. For Tor Kelsey, undercover agent for the British Jockey Club, this imaginary mayhem is about to become a nightmare of real murder.
Subjects: Fiction, Horse racing, Railroad travel, Railroad trains, Juvenile fiction, Railroads
