How long does it take to read The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow?
The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow by Dennis Lynds takes about 2 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 163 pages, about 44,825 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Three young detectives try to solve a mystery involving a gold Indian amulet and a laughing shadow that appears to them in the night.
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Lion, fiction