How long does it take to read Truly Devious?
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Truly Devious
Next: The Vanishing Stair
About 7 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2018. 432 pages, about 118,800 words. Written for children.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym 'Truly, Devious.'
Subjects: Schools, Mystery and detective stories, Fiction, Cold cases (Criminal investigation), Boarding schools, Children's fiction
