How long does it take to read The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives?
The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives by Mike Ashley takes about 9 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 23 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1993. 512 pages, about 140,800 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Divided into three main sections, "The Ancient World", "The Middle Ages" and "Regency and Gaslight", The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits includes: "The Thief versus Rhampsinitus" by Herodotus - probably the earliest detective story ever written. "The Locked Tomb Mystery", set in ancient Egypt, by Elizabeth Peters. A new story by John Maddox Roberts featuring the young Roman detective Decius Metellus. Robert van Gulik's ingenious "He Came With the Rain", featuring Judge Dee, a real-life character who lived in seventh-century China. A new story by Peter Tremayne, set in seventh-century Ireland and featuring Sister Fidelma. Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael story "The Price of Light". Paul Harding's "The Confession of Brother Athelstan". A classic locked-room mystery featuring Lillian de la Torre's popular detective Sam: Johnson. A story by Michael Harrison featuring August Dupin, the detective created by Edgar Allan Poe and forerunner to Sherlock Holmes. John Dickson Carr's acclaimed "The Gentleman from Paris". ...and many more!
Subjects: Mystery fiction, Mystery And Suspense Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Literary Criticism, Short stories, Anthologies (multiple authors)
