How long does it take to read The Mystery of the Nervous Lion?
The Mystery of the Nervous Lion by Kin Platt takes about 2 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 45 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1971. 150 pages, about 41,250 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 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Hired to discover why a wild-animal farm's tame lion has become unpredictably nervous, three young detectives begin an investigation that uncovers a smuggling operation.
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Children's stories, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction