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How long does it take to read The Mystery of the Talking Skull?

Robert Arthur

The Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur takes about 2 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 11 of The Three Investigators

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About 2 hours 58 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1969. 162 pages, about 44,550 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 57 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 58 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 51 minutes

The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An old trunk involves the three investigators with dangerous criminals seeking a cache of stolen money.

Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Children's stories, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction

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