How long does it take to read The Mystery of the Screaming Clock?
The Mystery of the Screaming Clock by Robert Arthur takes about 3 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 9 of The Three Investigators
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About 3 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 177 pages, about 48,675 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 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The high pitched scream produced by an alarm clock sets the Three Investigators on the complicated and dangerous trail of art thieves.
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Children's stories, Detective and mystery stories, juvenile fiction, art thieves, Art thefts
