Books like The Case of the Howling Dog
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Howling Dog is 295 pages, about 5 hours 25 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Law of Innocence 8.2 h 
Smash Cut 7.0 h 
The Defense 5.9 h 
The Long Goodbye 5.9 h 
The Plea 7.0 h 
Pulp 3.5 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.