How long does it take to read The Nose Knows?
a McGurk mystery
The Nose Knows by E. W. Hildick takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 96 pages, about 26,400 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Three friends, one with super-sensitive smell, form a detective bureau and take on a case of a missing catcher's mitt.
Subjects: Children's stories, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction
