How long does it take to read The Silent Speaker?
The Silent Speaker by Rex Stout takes about 3 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 3 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1946. 207 pages, about 56,925 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a powerful government official scheduled to speak to a group of millionaires turns up dead, the business world clamors for a solution, and Nero Wolfe takes the case. (NYT) Very Satisfactory.
Subjects: Fiction, Private investigators, Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character), Millionaires, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, fiction
