How long does it take to read Twelve American Crime Stories?
Rosemary Herbert, Edgar Allan Poe, Ellis Parker Butler, Susan Glaspell, John Dickson Carr, Cornell Woolrich, Raymond Chandler, Margaret Miller, Leigh Brackett, William Campbell Gault, David Fly, Edward D. Hoch
Twelve American Crime Stories by Rosemary Herbert, Edgar Allan Poe, Ellis Parker Butler, Susan Glaspell, John Dickson Carr, Cornell Woolrich, Raymond Chandler, Margaret Miller, Leigh Brackett, William Campbell Gault, David Fly, Edward D. Hoch takes about 4 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 3 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 221 pages, about 60,775 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cask of Amontillado / Edgar Allan Poe The silver protector / Ellis Parker Butler A jury of her peers / Susan Glaspell The other hangman / John Dickson Carr Murder at the automat / Cornell Woolrich Red Wind / Raymond Chandler The couple next door / Margaret Miller So pale, so cold, so fair / Leigh Brackett Take care of yourself / William Campbell Gault The sailing club / David Fly The oblong room / Edward D. Hoch First lead gasser.
Subjects: mystery fiction, short stories, American Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Crime
