Books like Corpse in the Waxworks
John Dickson Carr
Corpse in the Waxworks is 192 pages, about 3 hours 31 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Ordeal by Innocence 4.6 h 
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This Night's Foul Work 7.6 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.