How long does it take to read The Queen's Man?
a medieval mystery
The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman takes about 5 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 291 pages, about 80,025 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The 12th Century sleuth, Justin de Quincy, investigates a murder which could shed light on a plot to usurp the crown of England. Prince John is scheming to unseat his brother, King Richard the Lionheart, who went missing as he was returning from a crusade.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Justin De Quincy (Fictitious character), Fiction, Medieval Civilization, Historical fiction, History
