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How long does it take to read The Greene Murder Case?

S. S. Van Dine (pseud.)

The Greene Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine (pseud.) takes about 7 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Part of Philo Vance

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About 7 hours 7 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1928. 388 pages, about 106,700 words.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 7 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 27 minutes

The page count is the median across 88 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The gloomy Greene mansion in New York is the scene of a double tragedy. The eldest sister is shot and killed; the youngest, a sister by adoption, is wounded by an unknown intruder. While Philo Vance and his friend Markham the district attorney are working on the case, the two Greene brothers are killed.

Subjects: Philo Vance (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Murder, Investigation, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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