How long does it take to read The Sign of the Crooked Arrow?
The Sign of the Crooked Arrow by Carolyn Keene takes about 2 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Hardy Boys
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About 2 hours 56 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1949. 160 pages, about 44,000 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 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With only the slender clue of an arrow-shaped tie clasp, Frank and Joe Hardy pick up the trail of the cunning gang of thieves responsible for a wave of jewelry-store holdups. But their investigations are interrupted when a desperate plea for help comes from their widowed cousin who lives on a cattle ranch in New Mexico. Frank, Joe, and their pal Chet Morton fly there immediately. The mysterious disappearance of one cowboy after another has given Crowhead Ranch the reputation of being jinxed, and it is quickly being stampeded toward financial ruin. The young detectives face grave danger before they uncover a cleverly conceived plot engineered by the crooked arrow gang. In a dramatic climax Frank, Joe, and Chet aid law-enforcement officers in smashing the highly organized band of criminals, putting an end both to the troubles at Crowhead ranch and the jewelry-store robberies. - Flyleaf.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery, Mystery and detective stories, Children's fiction
