How long does it take to read The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection?
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 13 of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! She's called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary problem at her adopted daughter's school...Her infinitely trustworthy assistant, Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem to test even the formidable talents of Mma Ramotswe...And the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Investigation--the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual--has arrived, right there, in Botswana, on a case of his own. Bush tea anyone?"--
Subjects: FICTION / Humorous, Women private investigators, FICTION / Contemporary Women, Americans, Fiction, Precious Ramotswe (Fictitious character)
