How long does it take to read The Mark on the Door?
The Mark on the Door by Carolyn Keene takes about 3 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Hardy Boys
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About 3 hours 13 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1934. 175 pages, about 48,125 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 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Shortly after his arrival in the United States, a Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears. Then a valuable samurai sword, said to have belonged to the missing tycoon's family for generations, is stolen from an auction gallery in New York. Danger confronts them constantly as the Hardy Boys search for the solution to the puzzle.
Subjects: Mystery, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Children's fiction
